1949 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1949 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Bert Lucas captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, S. Bulpit, R. Bywater, A. Callick, R. Clegg, L. Crane, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, D. Jones, A. Richardson, K. Schaefer, F. Simms, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, C. Philp, V. McKinnon
Half-back: C. Austen, J. Robison, P. O'Donohue
Centre: N. Pearson, T. Allsop, B. Fisher
Half-forward: K. Hopper, G. Anderson, M. Williams
Forward: T. Fletcher, A. Prior, L. Wilkinson
Follower: G. Edwards, F. Prowse, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: F. Wain, M. Worrall

South Melbourne (14.8.92) defeated Hawthorn (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Spokes (4), S. Bulpit (2), R. Bywater (2), K. Schaefer (2), J. Taylor (2), F. Brew, D. Jones
Hawthorn: A. Prior (3), A. Albiston (2), M. Williams (2), F. Wain

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 20 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.8.92 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 6 . 0 8 . 3 13 . 6 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 3 . 9 4 . 12 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin SMLB by 27 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 48 SMLB by 30 SMLB by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (South Melbourne), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bert Lucas (South Melbourne), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hogan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 1 ?
5 Bulpit, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 2 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
30 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Jones, Dick ? ? 1 ?
1 Lucas, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 2 ?
Simms, Fred ? ? 0 ?
37 Simpson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 4 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 2 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 8

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
4 Allsop, Tom C↓ ? 0 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon CHF ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
32 Edwards, George RU ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob WR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted FPL↓ ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFL ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic BPR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive FB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 3 ?
31 Prowse, Frank RU ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred SUB↑ ? 1 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance FPR ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Mel HFFR ? 2 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

F. Wain replaced T. Allsop during the second quarter.
M. Worrall replaced T. Fletcher during the third 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

South Melbourne Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 8 C. Philp 20 V. McKinnon













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 C. Austen 12 J. Robison 14 P. O'Donohue













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 4 T. Allsop 26 B. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 32 G. Edwards 2 F. Wain
HALF-FORWARD 31 F. Prowse 27 M. Worrall
3 K. Hopper 6 G. Anderson 10 M. Williams 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



23 T. Fletcher 24 A. Prior 16 L. Wilkinson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston