1949 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1949 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round eight of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Melbourne (10.17.77) defeated Hawthorn (10.6.66).
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,779
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Allan La Fontaine
Hawthorn
Captain: Alec AlbistonCoach: Alec Albiston
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dorgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Shaw, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Boys, Ron | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fisher, Bob | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Prowse, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wain, Fred | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Mel | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Worrall, Malcolm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
M. Worrall replaced G. Anderson at three-quarter-time.
F. Wain replaced A. Le Nepveu 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Allan La Fontaine | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | N. Black | 29 | R. Boys | 20 | V. McKinnon |
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| 9 | C. Austen | 25 | K. Curran | 12 | J. Robison |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 14 | P. O'Donohue | 26 | B. Fisher |
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| CENTRE | 23 | T. Fletcher | 2 | F. Wain | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 31 | F. Prowse | 27 | M. Worrall | |||||||||||
| 3 | K. Hopper | 10 | M. Williams | 8 | C. Philp | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 6 | G. Anderson | 24 | A. Prior | 19 | A. Le Nepveu |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Alec Albiston | ||||||||||||||