1950 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1950 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 1 of the 1950 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval.
Kevin Curran captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Hawthorn
Back:
N. Black, C. Philp, J. Kennedy
Half-back:
P. O'Donohue, K. Curran (capt.), J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, B. Fisher
Half-forward:
K. Hopper, P. Scott, B. Griffiths
Forward:
G. Anderson, A. Prior, L. Wilkinson
Follower:
T. Fletcher, F. Prowse, M. Fitchett
Sub.:
A. Le Nepveu, V. McKinnon
Geelong
B. Bretland, J. Condon, D. Davies, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Jones, A. Larkins, J. McGrath, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Rutzou, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, L. White
Hawthorn (4.15.39) were defeated by Geelong (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (2), M. Fitchett, A. Prior
Geelong: L. White (10), T. Morrow (5), D. Davies, F. Flanagan, A. Larkins
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 8 | 1 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 15 | (39) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 94 | GEEL by 80 | GEEL by 80 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Baldwin, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fisher, Bob | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Fitchett, Mike | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Prowse, Frank | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Scott, Peter | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 15 | |||
V. McKinnon replaced F. Prowse during the fourth quarter.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Bretland, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Larkins, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | McGrath, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rutzou, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | |||
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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