1950 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1950 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1950 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Peter O'Donohue captained the hosts.
Shane McGrath captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Hawthorn
Back:
J. Don, J. Robison, J. Kennedy
Half-back:
K. Hopper, M. Williams, B. Norman
Centre:
A. Le Nepveu, G. Bowman, L. Bohan
Half-forward:
R. Evans, B. Griffiths, J. McLeod
Forward:
P. O'Donohue (capt.), R. Gibb, N. Pearson
Follower:
G. Anderson, T. Fletcher, H. Turner
Sub.:
V. McKinnon, J. Rattray
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, J. Hiscock, M. Jeffers, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Spittle, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Hawthorn (6.12.48) were defeated by Melbourne (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Bohan, R. Evans, R. Gibb, J. McLeod, N. Pearson, H. Turner
Melbourne: D. Heywood (6), J. Thomson (3), L. Dockett (2), M. Jeffers (2), D. Cordner
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 48 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Peter O'Donohue
(Hawthorn),
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Leo | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Don, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Ron | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeod, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Norman, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Rattray, Jim | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Turner, Herb | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Mel | CHB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
V. McKinnon replaced M. Williams during the fourth quarter.
J. Rattray replaced A. Le Nepveu during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Hiscock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jeffers, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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