1947 VFL Season Round 6: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1947 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round six of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Alec Albiston captained the hosts.
In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (12.9.81).
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
Hawthorn
Captain: Alec AlbistonCoach: Alec Albiston
Melbourne
Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)Coach: Frank Hughes
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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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 (ac) | ? | ? | 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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| 29 | J. Hester | 24 | A. Prior | 21 | B. Dalkin | 20 | T. Ferguson | 27 | L. Woolf | ||||||
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| 8 | D. McVilly | 3 | K. Hopper | 15 | L. Pabst |
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| 4 | J. McLeod | 10 | T. Spear | 30 | L. Johnston |
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| 22 | S. Hamilton | 2 | W. Culpitt | 9 | C. Austen |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||