1947 VFL Season Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round seventeen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain 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 (13.21.99) defeated Hawthorn (14.9.93).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)Coach: Frank Hughes
Hawthorn
Captain: Alec AlbistonCoach: Alec Albiston
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 (ac) | ? | ? | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 25 | K. Curran | 30 | L. Johnston | |||||||||||
| 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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| Hawthorn | Coach: Alec Albiston | ||||||||||||||