1950 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1950 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1950 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Gordon Lane captained the hosts. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, W. Chambers, A. Fox, J. Garrick, B. Giles, J. Gull, R. Harley, B. Lucas, A. Miller, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, F. Simms, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: J. Don, J. Robison, J. Kennedy
Half-back: P. O'Donohue (capt.), P. Hancock, K. Hopper
Centre: N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Bohan
Half-forward: A. Le Nepveu, B. Griffiths, R. Evans
Forward: G. Anderson, R. Gibb, J. Rattray
Follower: T. Fletcher, M. Williams, H. Turner
Sub.: V. McKinnon, M. Worrall

South Melbourne (20.14.134) defeated Hawthorn (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Williams (6), G. Lane (4), J. Taylor (4), A. Fox (3), A. Miller (2), D. Scott
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (3), R. Evans (2), G. Bowman, N. Pearson, J. Rattray, H. Turner, M. Williams

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

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 27 May 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 20.14.134 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 7 6 . 9 15 . 10 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Hawthorn 1 . 1 2 . 7 6 . 8 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin SMLB by 24 SMLB by 26 SMLB by 56 SMLB by 60 SMLB by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Egan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Gull, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 4 ?
25 Lucas, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 2 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 1 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
36 Simms, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 4 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 6 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL ? 3 ?
15 Bohan, Leo WR ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 1 ?
8 Don, Jim BPL ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Ron HFFR ? 2 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray FF ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry CHF ? 0 ?
11 Hancock, Peter CHB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John BPR↓ ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan HFFL ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic SUB↑ ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 1 ?
9 Rattray, Jim FPR ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB ? 0 ?
25 Turner, Herb RO ? 1 ?
35 Williams, Mel RU ? 1 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

V. McKinnon replaced J. Kennedy during the fourth quarter.
M. Worrall replaced K. Hopper 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 50s

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: Gordon Lane
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
8 J. Don 12 J. Robison 10 J. Kennedy













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



14 P. O'Donohue (c) 11 P. Hancock 3 K. Hopper













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 30 G. Bowman 15 L. Bohan









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 T. Fletcher 20 V. McKinnon
HALF-FORWARD 35 M. Williams 27 M. Worrall
19 A. Le Nepveu 13 B. Griffiths 28 R. Evans 25 H. Turner











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 29 R. Gibb 9 J. Rattray













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill