1947 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1947 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1947 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Denning, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, M. Smith, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys

Hawthorn
Back: J. McLeod, W. Culpitt, F. Barnes
Half-back: L. Johnston, K. Curran, L. Andrews
Centre: M. Worrall, P. O'Donohue, L. Woolf
Half-forward: D. McVilly, K. Hopper, L. Pabst
Forward: S. Hamilton, A. Prior, C. Swenson
Follower: B. Dalkin, T. Ferguson, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: J. Hester, T. Spear

Fitzroy (16.15.111) defeated Hawthorn (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), G. Coates (3), N. Johnstone (2), S. Vandersluys (2), J. Brown, D. Kennedy, J. Toohey
Hawthorn: S. Hamilton (3), A. Albiston (2), B. Dalkin, K. Hopper, C. Swenson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 14 June 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.15.111 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 7 . 3 8 . 5 11 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Hawthorn 3 . 1 4 . 1 8 . 8 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin FITZ by 26 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 49 FITZ by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. McLellan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Brown, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 3 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 6 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 1 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Smith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Toohey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
5 Andrews, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Barnes, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill RU ? 1 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom RU ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart FPL ? 3 ?
29 Hester, Jack SUB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken CHF ? 1 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFL ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don HFFL ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom SUB ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 1 ?
27 Woolf, Len WR ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

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

Fitzroy Coach: Fred Hughson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
4 J. McLeod 2 W. Culpitt 17 F. Barnes













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



30 L. Johnston 25 K. Curran 5 L. Andrews













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 14 P. O'Donohue 27 L. Woolf









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 B. Dalkin 29 J. Hester
HALF-FORWARD 20 T. Ferguson 10 T. Spear
8 D. McVilly 3 K. Hopper 15 L. Pabst 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 S. Hamilton 24 A. Prior 16 C. Swenson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston