1948 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1948 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1948 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Hawthorn
Back: L. Pabst, W. Culpitt, K. Hopper
Half-back: C. Austen, L. Johnston, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, J. Brain
Half-forward: R. Shalless, C. Philp, T. Fletcher
Forward: A. Prior, B. Milgate, A. Albiston (capt.)
Follower: K. Curran, M. Williams, C. Swenson
Sub.: B. Dalkin, J. Hester

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), C. Carroll, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, D. Johnson, T. Larsen, D. Maddocks, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer, N. Stibbard, T. Walsh

Hawthorn (14.21.105) defeated North Melbourne (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (6), B. Milgate (3), A. Albiston (2), C. Philp, R. Shalless, C. Swenson
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), D. Condon (2), A. Crawford, L. Foote, J. Hedley, D. Maddocks, J. Reeves, N. Stibbard

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.21.105 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 1 8 . 14 9 . 14 14 . 21 14 . 21 (105)
North Melbourne 5 . 5 7 . 6 10 . 14 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin NMLB by 28 HWTH by 14 NMLB by 6 HWTH by 24 HWTH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) FPR ? 2 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill SUB ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted HFFR ? 0 ?
4 Hester, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken BPR ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel CHB ? 0 ?
19 Milgate, Bob FF ? 3 ?
15 Pabst, Len BPL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL↓ ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 1 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 6 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph HFFL ? 1 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie RO ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 21

J. Hester replaced N. Pearson during the fourth quarter.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Carroll, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Maddocks, Dick ? ? 1 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 3 ?
30 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 1 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 15

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 21 B. Dalkin
1 A. Albiston (c) 19 B. Milgate 24 A. Prior 10 M. Williams 4 J. Hester
FORWARD 16 C. Swenson

HALF-BACK













23 T. Fletcher 8 C. Philp 17 R. Shalless



HALF-FORWARD



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11 J. Brain 18 R. Baldwin 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













12 J. Robison 30 L. Johnston 9 C. Austen



HALF-BACK



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3 K. Hopper 2 W. Culpitt 15 L. Pabst



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North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter