1949 VFL Round 9: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1949 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 9 of the 1949 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

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, M. Worrall
Forward: B. Dalkin, A. Prior, A. Le Nepveu
Follower: C. Philp, F. Prowse, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: R. Shalless, F. Wain

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, B. Hogan, M. Isaac, J. King, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, S. Wallis, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood

Hawthorn (10.13.73) defeated Footscray (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (4), A. Albiston (3), A. Le Nepveu, P. O'Donohue, M. Worrall
Footscray: A. Olliver (2), M. Isaac, G. McLaren, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 11 June 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Footscray
Score: 10.13.73 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 5 . 2 7 . 8 7 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Footscray 3 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 13 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin HWTH by 13 HWTH by 16 FOOT by 10 HWTH by 10 HWTH by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 3 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill FPL↓ ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob WR ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFL ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan FPR ? 1 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic BPR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 1 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive RU ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 4 ?
31 Prowse, Frank RU ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph SUB↑ ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Mel CHF ? 0 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm HFFR↓ ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

R. Shalless replaced M. Worrall during the second quarter.
F. Wain replaced B. Dalkin during the fourth quarter.

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
5 Cumming, Eric ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Isaac, Max ? ? 1 ?
31 King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 2 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Scanlan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
34 Wallis, Stan ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Webb, Norm ? ? 1 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

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






8 C. Philp 17 R. Shalless
19 A. Le Nepveu 24 A. Prior 21 B. Dalkin 31 F. Prowse 2 F. Wain
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













27 M. Worrall 10 M. Williams 3 K. Hopper



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













26 B. Fisher 14 P. O'Donohue 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













12 J. Robison 25 K. Curran 9 C. Austen



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













20 V. McKinnon 29 R. Boys 22 N. Black



BACK



Footscray Coach: Arthur Olliver