1949 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between Hawthorn and Richmond during round 2 of the 1949 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Richmond at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Hawthorn
Back: P. O'Donohue, F. Wain, T. Fletcher
Half-back: C. Austen, C. Philp, L. Johnston
Centre: N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, M. Worrall
Half-forward: L. Bohan, V. McKinnon, R. Shalless
Forward: M. Williams, G. Anderson, L. Evans
Follower: K. Curran, J. Marr, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: A. Baldwin, N. Black

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, J. O'Rourke, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Hawthorn (5.13.43) were defeated by Richmond (20.12.132).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (3), L. Evans, R. Shalless
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), R. Poulter (3), K. Albiston (2), B. Morris (2), J. Stokes (2), L. Jones, J. O'Rourke, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Hawthorn v Richmond
Date: Saturday 23 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Richmond
Score: 5.13.43 - 20.12.132

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 0 . 1 2 . 6 4 . 11 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Richmond 8 . 3 10 . 9 16 . 10 20 . 12 20 . 12 (132)
Margin RICH by 50 RICH by 51 RICH by 71 RICH by 89 RICH by 89
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole
Goal Umpire: L. Banner

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 3 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon FF ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
5 Baldwin, Allan SUB ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Leo HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
4 Evans, Lew FPR ? 1 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFR ? 0 ?
28 Marr, Jack RU ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHF ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter BPL↓ ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph HFFR ? 1 ?
2 Wain, Fred FB ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Mel FPL ? 0 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 13

N. Black replaced P. O'Donohue during the fourth quarter.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 2 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 6 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 1 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 2 ?
4 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 2 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 12

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 5 A. Baldwin
4 L. Evans 6 G. Anderson 10 M. Williams 28 J. Marr 22 N. Black
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













17 R. Shalless 20 V. McKinnon 15 L. Bohan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













27 M. Worrall 18 R. Baldwin 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













30 L. Johnston 8 C. Philp 9 C. Austen



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













23 T. Fletcher 2 F. Wain 14 P. O'Donohue



BACK



Richmond Coach: Jack Dyer