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.
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.), 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, J. Mueller, 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
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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)
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 | ? | ? | 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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