1946 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1946 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1946 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, A. Copsey, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, S. Rule, R. Stabb
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Pabst, K. Mace, B. Dalkin
Half-back:
J. McLeod, L. Andrews, L. Johnston
Centre:
J. Shea, J. Blackman, J. Brain
Half-forward:
J. Bohan (capt.), T. Collis, G. Cartledge
Forward:
R. Harris, A. Prior, N. Pearson
Follower:
K. Curran, W. Spencer, A. Albiston
Sub.:
W. Culpitt, T. Spear
Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Hawthorn (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (7), J. Mueller (5), E. O'Rourke (3), A. Byfield (2), F. Fanning
Hawthorn: A. Prior (5), A. Albiston (4), J. Bohan (2), N. Pearson (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Keith Shea
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 | ? | ? | 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 |
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| 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
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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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| 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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