1948 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1948 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 6 of the 1948 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Lindsay White captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

Hawthorn
Back: L. Pabst, W. Culpitt, T. Ferguson
Half-back: C. Austen, R. Boys, J. Robison
Centre: R. Baldwin, J. Brain, L. Andrews
Half-forward: P. O'Donohue, C. Philp, T. Fletcher
Forward: A. Prior, B. Milgate, C. Swenson
Follower: K. Curran, M. Williams, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: G. Anderson, K. Hopper

Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, M. Trewin, L. Turner, Len White, B. Wilson

Hawthorn (17.10.112) defeated Geelong (12.3.75).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (6), A. Prior (5), C. Philp (2), C. Swenson (2), B. Milgate, P. O'Donohue
Geelong: L. White (7), D. Davies (2), B. Davis (2), T. Morrow

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

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 22 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Geelong
Score: 17.10.112 - 12.3.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 5 . 2 7 . 5 12 . 9 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Geelong 0 . 0 2 . 3 5 . 3 12 . 3 12 . 3 (75)
Margin HWTH by 32 HWTH by 32 HWTH by 48 HWTH by 37 HWTH by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Lindsay White (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jones

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 6 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon SUB↑ ? 0 ?
5 Andrews, Len WR ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy WL ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron CHB ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack C ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted HFFR ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken SUB↑ ? 0 ?
19 Milgate, Bob FF ? 1 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFL ? 1 ?
15 Pabst, Len BPL↓ ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 2 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 5 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 2 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 10

K. Hopper replaced L. Pabst during the second quarter.
G. Anderson replaced K. Hopper during the fourth quarter.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Davies, Doug ? ? 2 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 2 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Hovey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
15 Trewin, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
30 White, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 7 ?
34 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 3

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 6 G. Anderson
16 C. Swenson 19 B. Milgate 24 A. Prior 10 M. Williams 3 K. Hopper
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













23 T. Fletcher 8 C. Philp 14 P. O'Donohue



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













5 L. Andrews 11 J. Brain 18 R. Baldwin FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













12 J. Robison 29 R. Boys 9 C. Austen



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













20 T. Ferguson 2 W. Culpitt 15 L. Pabst



BACK



Geelong Coach: Tommy Quinn