1946 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1946 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Pabst, W. Culpitt, K. Curran
Half-back:
J. McLeod, L. Andrews, L. Johnston
Centre:
J. Shea, J. Blackman, J. Brain
Half-forward:
J. Bohan (capt.), T. Collis, D. McVilly
Forward:
R. Harris, A. Prior, N. Pearson
Follower:
S. Hamilton, W. Spencer, A. Albiston
Sub.:
T. Calwell, K. Hevey
Footscray (23.27.165) defeated Hawthorn (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (9), J. Thoms (6), N. Ware (6), A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver
Hawthorn: A. Prior (3), A. Albiston, J. Brain, T. Collis, W. Culpitt, D. McVilly
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 17 | 23 | . | 27 | 23 | . | 27 | (165) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 73 | FOOT by 78 | FOOT by 112 | FOOT by 112 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Keith Shea
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 27 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Andrews, Len | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Brain, Jack | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Calwell, Tom | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Collis, Ted | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Ron | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hevey, Kevin | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Lionel | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Pabst, Len | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pearson, Neil | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Shea, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spencer, Wally | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||
T. Calwell replaced N. Pearson 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 | 2 | W. Culpitt | 25 | K. Curran |
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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 | 8 | D. McVilly | 5 | A. Albiston |
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| 12 | R. Harris | 24 | A. Prior | 12 | N. Pearson |
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