1948 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1948 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 1948 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Don Cordner captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, D. Hardie, E. Jackson, W. Lock, G. Lourey, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, M. Spittle

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

Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Hawthorn (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (6), A. Rodda (4), E. Jackson (2), J. Mitchell (2), F. Hanna, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, E. Roscoe
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), A. Prior (4), B. Milgate (2), R. Baldwin

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 19 June 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,157

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.12.120 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 1 8 . 6 11 . 8 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 2 . 6 8 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin MELB by 10 MELB by 36 MELB by 17 MELB by 41 MELB by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Don Cordner (Melbourne), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 6 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
24 Hanna, Frank ? ? 1 ?
23 Hardie, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Lourey, Greg ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 1 ?
1 Mitchell, Jim ? ? 2 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 4 ?
14 Roscoe, Eric ? ? 1 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Spittle, Max ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 4 ?
5 Andrews, Len SUB↑ ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy FPR ? 1 ?
29 Boys, Ron CHB ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFR ? 0 ?
28 Marr, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
19 Milgate, Bob FF ? 2 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len BPL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL↓ ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 4 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph HFFL ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

L. Andrews replaced N. Pearson during the third quarter.
C. Swenson replaced C. Austen during the fourth 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
15 L. Pabst 2 W. Culpitt 20 T. Ferguson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 C. Austen 29 R. Boys 3 K. Hopper













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



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









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 5 L. Andrews
HALF-FORWARD 10 M. Williams 16 C. Swenson
17 R. Shalless 8 C. Philp 28 J. Marr 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



24 A. Prior 19 B. Milgate 18 R. Baldwin













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston