1948 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1948 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1948 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Francis, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, J. Lyons, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, N. Stibbard, C. Thornton, L. Upton, G. Yea

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

North Melbourne (11.18.84) defeated Hawthorn (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Allan (4), D. Condon (4), L. Foote (2), A. Crawford
Hawthorn: C. Swenson (3), A. Albiston (2), A. Prior, M. Williams, M. Worrall

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 31 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.18.84 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 2 . 5 7 . 10 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Hawthorn 2 . 7 5 . 7 7 . 9 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin HWTH by 6 HWTH by 20 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 27 NMLB by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Allan, Ron ? ? 4 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 4 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
36 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 0 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
5 Upton, Lionel ? ? 0 ?
17 Yea, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
5 Andrews, Len SUB↑ ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron FB ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom RU ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken BPR ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFL ? 0 ?
31 Le Nepveu, Allan WR ? 0 ?
28 Marr, Jack RU↓ ? 0 ?
19 Milgate, Bob HFFL ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter CHB↓ ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len SUB↑ ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 3 ?
10 Williams, Mel FPL ? 1 ?
32 Worrall, Malcolm HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

L. Andrews replaced J. Marr during the fourth quarter.
L. Pabst replaced P. O'Donohue 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

North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 C. Austen 29 R. Boys 3 K. Hopper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



30 L. Johnston 14 P. O'Donohue 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 18 R. Baldwin 31 A. Le Nepveu









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 20 T. Ferguson 5 L. Andrews
HALF-FORWARD 28 J. Marr 15 L. Pabst
19 B. Milgate 8 C. Philp 32 M. Worrall 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



10 M. Williams 24 A. Prior 16 C. Swenson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston