1945 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1945 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1945 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, R. Rawlings, J. Ryan, D. Taylor, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, C. Witney
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Wilks, D. Bragg, J. King
Half-back:
K. Lippiatt, T. Spear, J. Blackman
Centre:
J. Shea, R. Baldwin, M. Worrall
Half-forward:
J. Cleary, J. Bohan (capt.), J. McLeod
Forward:
B. Rogers, A. Prior, A. Brannan
Follower:
G. Barwick, D. McVilly, A. Albiston
Sub.:
N. Pearson
Footscray (15.15.105) defeated Hawthorn (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (5), G. Tribe (3), R. Grove (2), A. Jacobsen (2), H. Gingell, H. Hickey, A. Olliver
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (5), J. Bohan (3), B. Rogers (2), G. Barwick, A. Brannan, D. McVilly
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Keith Shea
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rawlings, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Taylor, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Witney, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Baldwin, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barwick, Geoff | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brannan, Andy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cleary, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lippiatt, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLeod, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McVilly, Don | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Pearson, Neil | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Rogers, Bert | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Shea, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Spear, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 21 | D. Wilks | 27 | D. Bragg | 9 | J. King |
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| 18 | K. Lippiatt | 10 | T. Spear | 17 | J. Blackman |
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| 28 | J. Shea | 11 | R. Baldwin | 23 | M. Worrall |
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| 33 | J. Cleary | 15 | J. Bohan (c) | 31 | J. McLeod | 4 | A. Albiston |
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| 7 | B. Rogers | 24 | A. Prior | 3 | A. Brannan |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Keith Shea | ||||||||||||||