1950 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1950 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1950 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Geelong
B. Bretland, D. Brown, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, K. McKee, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, J. Robison, T. Fletcher
Half-back: B. Fisher, M. Williams, P. O'Donohue (capt.)
Centre: N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: R. Evans, K. Newton, M. Fitchett
Forward: G. Anderson, B. Griffiths, R. Simmonds
Follower: J. Kennedy, F. Wain, H. Turner
Sub.: L. Johnston, F. Prowse

Geelong (16.15.111) defeated Hawthorn (4.12.36).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (7), J. Condon (3), N. Trezise (2), F. Flanagan, M. Lynch, J. Norman, R. Renfrey
Hawthorn: J. Robison (2), K. Newton, M. Williams

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.15.111 - 4.12.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 5 8 . 9 13 . 11 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Hawthorn 0 . 2 0 . 6 1 . 9 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 51 GEEL by 74 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Bretland, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 3 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 7 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
2 McKee, Keith ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 1 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Ron HFFL ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
36 Fitchett, Mike HFFR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry FF ? 0 ?
18 Johnston, Lionel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
17 Newton, Ken CHF ? 1 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
31 Prowse, Frank SUB ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB ? 2 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy FPR ? 0 ?
25 Turner, Herb RO ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred RU ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Mel CHB ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 12

L. Johnston replaced B. Fisher.

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

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 12 J. Robison 23 T. Fletcher













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 B. Fisher 35 M. Williams 14 P. O'Donohue (c)













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 30 G. Bowman 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy 18 L. Johnston
HALF-FORWARD 2 F. Wain 31 F. Prowse
28 R. Evans 17 K. Newton 36 M. Fitchett 25 H. Turner











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 13 B. Griffiths 27 R. Simmonds













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill