1947 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1947 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1947 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, K. Jenkinson, L. Keighran, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, R. Ritchie, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Austen, W. Culpitt, S. Hamilton
Half-back:
C. Fitzgerald, T. Spear, L. Johnston
Centre:
M. Worrall, P. O'Donohue, J. Brain
Half-forward:
D. McVilly, K. Hopper, L. Pabst
Forward:
B. Dalkin, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower:
K. Curran, T. Ferguson, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
L. Andrews, L. Woolf
South Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Hawthorn (12.20.92).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Keighran (3), R. Barry (2), J. Graham (2), H. Mears (2), B. Williams (2), V. Castles, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, B. Lucas
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (3), B. Dalkin (2), J. Hester (2), L. Pabst (2), A. Prior (2), D. McVilly
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Hawthorn
Score:
15.14.104 - 12.20.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| Margin | HWTH by 6 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Jenkinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Andrews, Len | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | BPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ferguson, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fitzgerald, Cash | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hester, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Spear, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Woolf, Len | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
L. Andrews replaced C. Austen during the third quarter.
L. Woolf replaced J. Brain during the third 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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| 9 | C. Austen | 2 | W. Culpitt | 22 | S. Hamilton |
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| 26 | C. Fitzgerald | 10 | T. Spear | 30 | L. Johnston |
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| 23 | M. Worrall | 14 | P. O'Donohue | 11 | J. Brain |
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| 8 | D. McVilly | 3 | K. Hopper | 15 | L. Pabst | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 21 | B. Dalkin | 24 | A. Prior | 29 | J. Hester |
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