1949 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1949 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, J. Dorgan, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, A. Rodda, S. Rule, J. Shaw, L. Toyne, M. Woods
Hawthorn
Back:
N. Black, R. Boys, V. McKinnon
Half-back:
C. Austen, K. Curran, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, P. O'Donohue, B. Fisher
Half-forward:
K. Hopper, M. Williams, C. Philp
Forward:
G. Anderson, A. Prior, A. Le Nepveu
Follower:
T. Fletcher, F. Prowse, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
F. Wain, M. Worrall
Melbourne (10.17.77) defeated Hawthorn (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (2), A. Rodda (2), L. Toyne (2), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, S. Rule, J. Shaw
Hawthorn: A. Prior (6), A. Albiston, P. O'Donohue, C. Philp, F. Wain
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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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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| 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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