1945 VFL Round 20: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1945 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 20 of the 1945 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, T. Spear, J. King
Half-back: K. Lippiatt, J. Blackman, P. O'Donohue
Centre: J. Shea, D. McVilly, M. Worrall
Half-forward: L. Pabst, J. Bohan (capt.), J. McLeod
Forward: J. Maguire, A. Prior, A. Brannan
Follower: G. Barwick, B. Rogers, A. Albiston
Sub.: N. Pearson

South Melbourne (16.16.112) defeated Hawthorn (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), R. Hartridge (3), R. Richards (3), B. Williams (3), G. Dougherty, J. Graham, B. King, A. Linden
Hawthorn: J. Bohan (4), A. Albiston (3), J. Maguire (2), G. Barwick, A. Brannan

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 1 September 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.16.112 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 7 . 4 8 . 9 13 . 13 16 . 16 16 . 16 (112)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 4 . 6 7 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin SMLB by 33 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 42 SMLB by 36 SMLB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Adams (South Melbourne), Keith Shea (Hawthorn)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Jennings

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 3 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
19 Danckert, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
27 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 3 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 1 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
7 Matlock, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 3 ?
9 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
22 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 3 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 16

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Albiston, Alec RO ? 3 ?
14 Barwick, Geoff RU ? 1 ?
17 Blackman, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) CHF ? 4 ?
3 Brannan, Andy FPR ? 1 ?
9 King, Jack BPR↓ ? 0 ?
18 Lippiatt, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
25 Maguire, Jim FPL ? 2 ?
31 McLeod, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
29 McVilly, Don C ? 0 ?
19 O'Donohue, Phil HBFR ? 0 ?
5 Pabst, Len HFFL ? 0 ?
32 Pearson, Neil SUB↑ ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 0 ?
7 Rogers, Bert RU ? 0 ?
28 Shea, Jack WL ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom FB ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 10

N. Pearson replaced J. King during the second quarter.

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 50s

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: Bill Adams
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 10 T. Spear 9 J. King













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



18 K. Lippiatt 17 J. Blackman 19 P. O'Donohue













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 J. Shea 29 D. McVilly 23 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 G. Barwick 32 N. Pearson
HALF-FORWARD 7 B. Rogers

5 L. Pabst 15 J. Bohan (c) 31 J. McLeod 4 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 J. Maguire 24 A. Prior 3 A. Brannan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Keith Shea