1947 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1947 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1947 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Alec Albiston captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Austen, W. Culpitt, S. Hamilton
Half-back:
L. Johnston, T. Spear, J. McLeod
Centre:
J. Brain, P. O'Donohue, M. Worrall
Half-forward:
L. Pabst, K. Hopper, D. McVilly
Forward:
B. Dalkin, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower:
K. Curran, T. Ferguson, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
C. Fitzgerald, L. Woolf
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Hall, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan
Hawthorn (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (3), J. Hester (2), A. Prior (2), B. Dalkin, D. McVilly
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), A. Dullard (3), G. Bickford, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | HWTH by 10 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ferguson, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fitzgerald, Cash | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hester, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Spear, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Woolf, Len | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
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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