1948 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1948 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1948 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Lindsay White captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, J. McGrath, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, L. Turner, Len White

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

Geelong (11.14.80) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.15.81).

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

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 21 August 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Hawthorn
Score: 11.14.80 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 8 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 5 . 6 9 . 11 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin GEEL by 8 HWTH by 6 HWTH by 15 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Davies, Doug ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 McGrath, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 2 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
25 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
30 White, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron CHB ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom FPL ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted CHF ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFR ? 2 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel SUB ? 0 ?
31 Le Nepveu, Allan WR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFL ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 5 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph SUB ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 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

Geelong Coach: Tommy Quinn
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 C. Austen 2 W. Culpitt 21 B. Dalkin













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



8 C. Philp 29 R. Boys 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 J. Brain 18 R. Baldwin 31 A. Le Nepveu









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 30 L. Johnston
HALF-FORWARD 10 M. Williams 17 R. Shalless
14 P. O'Donohue 23 T. Fletcher 3 K. Hopper 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 T. Ferguson 24 A. Prior 16 C. Swenson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston