1946 VFL Season Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1946 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round seventeen of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Norm Smith captained the hosts with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Hawthorn (13.8.86).
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,601
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | HWTH by 2 | level | HWTH by 9 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Norm SmithVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
Hawthorn
Captain: Jim BohanCoach: Keith Shea
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Andrews, Len | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Brain, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cartledge, Geoff | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Collis, Ted | CHF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Ron | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Lionel | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Mace, Ken | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Pabst, Len | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pearson, Neil | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | Shea, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Spear, Tom | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spencer, Wally | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
W. Culpitt replaced T. Collis 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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| 29 | L. Pabst | 30 | K. Mace | 21 | B. Dalkin |
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| 4 | J. McLeod | 13 | L. Andrews | 14 | L. Johnston |
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| 6 | J. Shea | 17 | J. Blackman | 29 | J. Brain |
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| CENTRE | 25 | K. Curran | 2 | W. Culpitt | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 27 | W. Spencer | 10 | T. Spear | |||||||||||
| 15 | J. Bohan (c) | 19 | T. Collis | 30 | G. Cartledge | 5 | A. Albiston |
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| 12 | R. Harris | 24 | A. Prior | 12 | N. Pearson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Keith Shea | ||||||||||||||