1947 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1947 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), L. Baglin, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, P. Hand, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Olliver, L. Raine, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Hawthorn
Back:
J. McLeod, W. Culpitt, L. Johnston
Half-back:
L. Andrews, D. McVilly, K. Hopper
Centre:
J. Brain, P. O'Donohue, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
G. Anderson, T. Fletcher, C. Swenson
Forward:
K. Curran, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower:
T. Ferguson, J. Morgan, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
F. Barnes, L. Pabst
Footscray (13.18.96) defeated Hawthorn (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), B. Wood (3), H. Hickey (2), J. Ryan (2), A. Linton, J. Miller, D. Wearmouth
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), A. Prior (4), J. Hester (2)
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 29 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 24 | Baglin, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Raine, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Andrews, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Barnes, Fred | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ferguson, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fletcher, Ted | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hester, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morgan, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Swenson, Clarrie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
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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| 4 | J. McLeod | 2 | W. Culpitt | 30 | L. Johnston |
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| 5 | L. Andrews | 8 | D. McVilly | 3 | K. Hopper |
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| 11 | J. Brain | 14 | P. O'Donohue | 7 | N. Pearson |
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| 6 | G. Anderson | 32 | T. Fletcher | 16 | C. Swenson | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 25 | K. Curran | 24 | A. Prior | 29 | J. Hester |
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