1947 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Austen, W. Culpitt, K. Hopper
Half-back:
J. McLeod, D. McVilly, L. Andrews
Centre:
N. Pearson, P. O'Donohue, J. Brain
Half-forward:
J. Morgan, T. Fletcher, G. Anderson
Forward:
A. Prior, J. Robison, C. Swenson
Follower:
K. Curran, B. Dalkin, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
L. Johnston, L. Pabst
Melbourne (13.21.99) defeated Hawthorn (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), L. Arnold (2), G. Bowman (2), F. O'Connor (2), A. Dullard, J. Mueller
Hawthorn: A. Prior (6), N. Pearson (3), J. Robison (2), A. Albiston, G. Anderson, T. Fletcher
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,134
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | HWTH by 2 | HWTH by 8 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hamid
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 21 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Andrews, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fletcher, Ted | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McLeod, Jack | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McVilly, Don | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morgan, Jim | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FPL | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Swenson, Clarrie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | |||
L. Pabst replaced J. McLeod during the first 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 | 3 | K. Hopper |
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| 4 | J. McLeod | 8 | D. McVilly | 5 | L. Andrews |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 14 | P. O'Donohue | 11 | J. Brain |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 21 | B. Dalkin | 15 | L. Pabst | |||||||||||
| 8 | J. Morgan | 32 | T. Fletcher | 6 | G. Anderson | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 24 | A. Prior | 12 | J. Robison | 16 | C. Swenson |
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