1949 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1949 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1949 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.), J. Bradford, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, L. Shipp, J. Spencer

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, R. Boys, C. Philp
Half-back: C. Austen, F. Wain, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, P. O'Donohue, M. Worrall
Half-forward: A. Le Nepveu, T. Fletcher, B. Fisher
Forward: G. Anderson, A. Prior, K. Hopper
Follower: K. Curran, V. McKinnon, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: K. Molloy, R. Shalless

North Melbourne (13.23.101) defeated Hawthorn (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), D. Condon (3), J. Reeves (2), J. Bradford, K. Dynon, T. Jarrard
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), G. Anderson (2), B. Fisher (2), R. Boys, T. Fletcher, N. Pearson, A. Prior

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 21 May 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.23.101 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 3 6 . 13 7 . 17 13 . 23 13 . 23 (101)
Hawthorn 5 . 4 5 . 5 10 . 7 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin HWTH by 25 NMLB by 14 HWTH by 8 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bradford, Jim ? ? 1 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 3 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 1 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Rourke, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 2 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 23

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 4 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL↓ ? 2 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron FB ? 1 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob HFFR ? 2 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted CHF ? 1 ?
3 Hopper, Ken FPR ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan HFFL ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic RU ? 0 ?
28 Molloy, Keith SUB↑ ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive BPR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph SUB ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred CHB ? 0 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 7

K. Molloy replaced G. Anderson 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
22 N. Black 29 R. Boys 8 C. Philp













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 C. Austen 2 F. Wain 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 14 P. O'Donohue 27 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 28 K. Molloy
HALF-FORWARD 20 V. McKinnon 17 R. Shalless
19 A. Le Nepveu 23 T. Fletcher 26 B. Fisher 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 24 A. Prior 3 K. Hopper













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston