1947 VFL Round 18: Hawthorn v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1947 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1947 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, W. Culpitt, L. Johnston
Half-back: L. Pabst, D. McVilly, L. Andrews
Centre: J. Brain, P. O'Donohue, N. Pearson
Half-forward: T. Ferguson, T. Fletcher, G. Anderson
Forward: A. Prior, J. Robison, M. Worrall
Follower: K. Curran, K. Hopper, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: J. Hester, T. Spear

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, C. Anderson, R. Barry, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, L. Holland, B. King, J. Mullane, G. Perrett, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

Hawthorn (12.11.83) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.14.128).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Robison (4), A. Albiston (3), A. Prior (2), T. Fletcher, J. Hester, M. Worrall
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (6), D. Taylor (6), B. Williams (2), G. Allen, J. Graham, D. Grossman, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 August 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.11.83 - 19.14.128

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 6 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
South Melbourne 5 . 4 10 . 7 16 . 13 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 55 SMLB by 45 SMLB by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Bill Adams (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Graham (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 3 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon HFFR↓ ? 0 ?
5 Andrews, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB↓ ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom HFFL ? 0 ?
32 Fletcher, Ted CHF ? 1 ?
29 Hester, Jack SUB↑ ? 1 ?
3 Hopper, Ken RU ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel BPR ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don CHB ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 2 ?
12 Robison, Jim FF ? 4 ?
10 Spear, Tom SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm FPR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

J. Hester replaced W. Culpitt during the third quarter.
T. Spear replaced G. Anderson during the third quarter.

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Allen, George ? ? 1 ?
10 Anderson, Claude ? ? 0 ?
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
34 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 6 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 1 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Mullane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Perrett, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 1 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 1 ?
26 Taylor, Don ? ? 6 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 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

Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






25 K. Curran 29 J. Hester
23 M. Worrall 12 J. Robison 24 A. Prior 3 K. Hopper 10 T. Spear
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













6 G. Anderson 32 T. Fletcher 20 T. Ferguson



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













7 N. Pearson 14 P. O'Donohue 11 J. Brain FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













5 L. Andrews 8 D. McVilly 15 L. Pabst



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













30 L. Johnston 2 W. Culpitt 9 C. Austen



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Bill Adams