1949 VFL Round 19: Hawthorn v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1949 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1949 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Don Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

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

Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, W. Lock, C. Love, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, J. Thomson, L. Toyne, M. Woods

Hawthorn (10.16.76) were defeated by Melbourne (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: T. Fletcher (4), A. Prior (4), A. Albiston, K. Hopper
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), B. McKenzie (3), J. Thomson (2), L. Toyne (2), K. Carlon, W. Lock, C. Love, A. Rodda

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Hawthorn v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Melbourne
Score: 10.16.76 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 3 2 . 9 4 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Melbourne 6 . 6 8 . 7 11 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin MELB by 33 MELB by 34 MELB by 40 MELB by 26 MELB by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Don Cordner (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Merrington

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 1 ?
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 ? 4 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFL ? 1 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic RU ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL↓ ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive FB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 4 ?
33 Rattray, Jim FPR ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim CHB↓ ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Mel BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 16

L. Johnston replaced J. Robison.
F. Wain replaced N. Pearson during the fourth quarter.

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 1 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 1 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 1 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 3 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 4 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Toyne, Len ? ? 2 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 12

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






32 G. Edwards 30 L. Johnston
33 J. Rattray 24 A. Prior 23 T. Fletcher 20 V. McKinnon 2 F. Wain
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













16 L. Wilkinson 6 G. Anderson 3 K. Hopper



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













26 B. Fisher 4 T. Allsop 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













10 M. Williams 8 C. Philp 22 N. Black



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Allan La Fontaine