1947 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, J. Brisbane, D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, Len White, Lindsay White, J. Whitten, R. Wood
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Pabst, S. Hamilton, B. Dalkin
Half-back:
J. McLeod, L. Johnston, W. Culpitt
Centre:
G. Cartledge, L. Woolf, J. Shea
Half-forward:
N. Pearson, J. Robison, L. Andrews
Forward:
T. Ferguson, A. Prior, J. Brain
Follower:
K. Curran, K. Molloy, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
T. Calwell, K. Hevey
Geelong (19.15.129) defeated Hawthorn (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Brown (3), P. Hunt (3), A. Rayson (3), R. Renfrey (3), L. White (3), J. Hovey (2), T. Morrow (2)
Hawthorn: A. Prior (5), A. Albiston (3), L. Andrews, J. Brain, B. Dalkin, T. Ferguson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | HWTH by 7 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 45 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brisbane, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Andrews, Len | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Calwell, Tom | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cartledge, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ferguson, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hevey, Kevin | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Molloy, Keith | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Shea, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Woolf, Len | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
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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| 15 | L. Pabst | 22 | S. Hamilton | 21 | B. Dalkin |
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| 4 | J. McLeod | 30 | L. Johnston | 2 | W. Culpitt |
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| 16 | G. Cartledge | 27 | L. Woolf | 6 | J. Shea |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 28 | K. Molloy | 17 | K. Hevey | |||||||||||
| 7 | N. Pearson | 12 | J. Robison | 5 | L. Andrews | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 20 | T. Ferguson | 24 | A. Prior | 11 | J. Brain |
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