1946 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Jack Grant captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.

Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, D. Jerram, A. Lindsay, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, R. Renfrey, J. Sing, L. White, B. Wynne

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, T. Spear, P. O'Donohue
Half-back: J. McLeod, J. Blackman, K. Lippiatt
Centre: M. Worrall, D. McVilly, J. Shea
Half-forward: N. Hickey, J. Bohan (capt.), J. Cleary
Forward: N. Pearson, W. Culpitt, A. Prior
Follower: K. Curran, T. Fletcher, A. Albiston
Sub.: A. Brannan, P. Ryan

Geelong (15.14.104) defeated Hawthorn (9.19.73).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), D. Brown (4), J. Munday (2), R. Renfrey (2), A. Lindsay, B. Wynne
Hawthorn: A. Prior (3), A. Albiston (2), K. Curran, N. Hickey, D. McVilly, P. O'Donohue

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 27 April 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 7,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.14.104 - 9.19.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 6 . 14 11 . 14 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Hawthorn 0 . 4 2 . 6 7 . 10 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Quinn (Geelong), Keith Shea (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Grant (Geelong), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes
Goal Umpire: F. O'Shea

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 4 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Grant, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Lindsay, Alwyn ? ? 1 ?
4 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Muller, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 2 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 5 ?
28 Wynne, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 2 ?
25 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) CHF ? 0 ?
3 Brannan, Andy SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Cleary, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 1 ?
20 Fletcher, Ted RU↓ ? 0 ?
32 Hickey, Noel HFFL ? 1 ?
18 Lippiatt, Ken HBFR ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don C ? 1 ?
28 O'Donohue, Peter BPR ? 1 ?
12 Pearson, Neil FPL↓ ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPR ? 3 ?
13 Ryan, Phil SUB↑ ? 0 ?
6 Shea, Jack WR ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom FB ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 19

P. Ryan replaced T. Fletcher during the third quarter.
A. Brannan replaced N. Pearson during the fourth 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

Geelong Coach: Tommy Quinn
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
25 C. Austen 10 T. Spear 28 P. O'Donohue













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 J. McLeod 17 J. Blackman 18 K. Lippiatt













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 8 D. McVilly 6 J. Shea









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 3 A. Brannan
HALF-FORWARD 20 T. Fletcher 13 P. Ryan
32 N. Hickey 15 J. Bohan (c) 16 J. Cleary 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



12 N. Pearson 2 W. Culpitt 24 A. Prior













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Keith Shea