1947 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1947 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1947 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Allan Hird captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, M. Dimble, F. Green, B. Hancock, J. Howe, J. Lundberg, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, J. Meehan, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Wilkie

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, W. Culpitt, S. Hamilton
Half-back: J. McLeod, K. Hevey, L. Johnston
Centre: M. Worrall, L. Woolf, K. Munro
Half-forward: D. McVilly, K. Hopper, L. Pabst
Forward: T. Ferguson, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower: K. Curran, B. Dalkin, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: K. Molloy, N. Pearson

St Kilda (10.17.77) were defeated by Hawthorn (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (4), P. Bennett (2), R. McLeod (2), M. Dimble, J. Ross
Hawthorn: B. Dalkin (3), A. Prior (3), T. Ferguson (2), S. Hamilton (2), A. Albiston, J. Hester

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: St Kilda v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 May 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Hawthorn
Score: 10.17.77 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 3 3 . 11 8 . 12 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Hawthorn 0 . 5 3 . 9 6 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin STKL by 10 STKL by 2 STKL by 14 HWTH by 7 HWTH by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Hird (St Kilda), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Allan Hird (St Kilda), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 2 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
23 Brunnen, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
25 Carmody, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Dimble, Murray ? ? 1 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Howe, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Lundberg, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
18 McLeod, Ron ? ? 2 ?
Meehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 4 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 17

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 1 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU↓ ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill RU ? 3 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom FPL ? 2 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 2 ?
29 Hester, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
17 Hevey, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken CHF ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFR ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don HFFL ? 0 ?
28 Molloy, Keith SUB↑ ? 0 ?
35 Munro, Ken WR↓ ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HFFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil SUB↑ ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 3 ?
27 Woolf, Len C ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

N. Pearson replaced K. Munro during the third quarter.
K. Molloy replaced K. Curran 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 50s

Player Line-Up

St Kilda Coach: Allan Hird
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 C. Austen 2 W. Culpitt 22 S. Hamilton













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 J. McLeod 17 K. Hevey 30 L. Johnston













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 27 L. Woolf 35 K. Munro









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 28 K. Molloy
HALF-FORWARD 21 B. Dalkin 7 N. Pearson
8 D. McVilly 3 K. Hopper 15 L. Pabst 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 T. Ferguson 24 A. Prior 29 J. Hester













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston