1946 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1946 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1946 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Jack Graham 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
J. Graham (capt.), F. Barnes, A. Baxter, M. Blumfield, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, B. King, A. Linden, H. Mears, V. Nankervis, G. Perrett, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, P. Tippett, B. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, S. Hamilton, T. Ferguson
Half-back: J. Blackman, T. Spear, J. McLeod
Centre: K. Munro, W. Culpitt, M. Worrall
Half-forward: B. Rogers, J. Bohan (capt.), D. McVilly
Forward: A. Prior, T. Collis, J. Brain
Follower: K. Curran, B. Dalkin, A. Albiston
Sub.: N. Pearson, W. Spencer

South Melbourne (11.21.87) defeated Hawthorn (6.17.53).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Baxter (2), M. Blumfield (2), V. Castles (2), R. Clegg (2), N. Duncan, J. Graham, A. Linden
Hawthorn: T. Collis (2), J. Bohan, J. Brain, D. McVilly, A. Prior

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 May 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.21.87 - 6.17.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 9 6 . 12 11 . 21 11 . 21 (87)
Hawthorn 3 . 5 3 . 5 6 . 13 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Margin HWTH by 16 SMLB by 16 HWTH by 1 SMLB by 34 SMLB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Adams (South Melbourne), Keith Shea (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Barnes, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Baxter, Archie ? ? 2 ?
3 Blumfield, Max ? ? 2 ?
2 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 2 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 2 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Duncan, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
22 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Perrett, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 0 ?
25 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) CHF ? 1 ?
29 Brain, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
19 Collis, Ted FF ? 2 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally C ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart FB ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don HFFR ? 1 ?
33 Munro, Ken WL ? 0 ?
12 Pearson, Neil SUB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 1 ?
7 Rogers, Bert HFFL ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom CHB↓ ? 0 ?
27 Spencer, Wally SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 17

W. Spencer replaced T. Spear.

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
25 C. Austen 22 S. Hamilton 20 T. Ferguson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



17 J. Blackman 10 T. Spear 4 J. McLeod













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 K. Munro 2 W. Culpitt 23 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 12 N. Pearson
HALF-FORWARD 21 B. Dalkin 27 W. Spencer
7 B. Rogers 15 J. Bohan (c) 8 D. McVilly 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



24 A. Prior 19 T. Collis 29 J. Brain













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Keith Shea