1946 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1946 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1946 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Jim Bohan captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith Shea and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Austen, S. Hamilton, T. Ferguson
Half-back:
J. Blackman, T. Spear, J. McLeod
Centre:
M. Worrall, W. Culpitt, K. Munro
Half-forward:
D. McVilly, J. Bohan (capt.), L. Pabst
Forward:
D. Beauvais, A. Prior, J. Brain
Follower:
K. Curran, B. Dalkin, A. Albiston
Sub.:
K. Pirrie, W. Spencer
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), J. Mueller (vice-capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Hall, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, S. McGrath, C. McLean, I. Porter, A. Rodda, E. Rowarth, S. Rule
Hawthorn (16.10.106) defeated Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (6), J. Bohan (5), A. Albiston (3), B. Dalkin, T. Ferguson
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), D. Kennedy (3), F. Fanning (2), R. Hall, I. Porter
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 32 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 15 | HWTH by 15 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Shea
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Austen, Col | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Beauvais, Don | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | CHF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Brain, Jack | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ferguson, Tom | BPR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Munro, Ken | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Pabst, Len | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pirrie, Kevin | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Spear, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spencer, Wally | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
K. Pirrie replaced K. Munro during the fourth quarter.
W. Spencer replaced T. Ferguson during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
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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