1949 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1949 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1949 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval.
Alec Albiston captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn
Back:
P. O'Donohue, R. Boys, C. Philp
Half-back:
C. Austen, F. Wain, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, N. Black, M. Worrall
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, T. Fletcher, K. Hopper
Forward:
G. Anderson, A. Prior, B. Fisher
Follower:
K. Curran, V. McKinnon, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
A. Baldwin, M. Williams
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, J. Gaffney, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, G. Sier, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, B. Waters
Hawthorn (9.13.67) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.21.105).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (5), G. Anderson (2), A. Albiston, T. Fletcher
Fitzroy: G. Coates (6), E. Hart (2), D. Kennedy (2), A. Ruthven (2), J. Collins, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baldwin, Allan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Boys, Ron | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fisher, Bob | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wain, Fred | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Mel | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
A. Baldwin replaced R. Boys during the fourth quarter.
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waters, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 21 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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