1950 VFL Round 14: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1950 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 14 of the 1950 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. Kevin Curran captained the hosts. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, C. Philp, K. Curran (capt.)
Half-back: K. Hopper, M. Williams, L. Johnston
Centre: L. Wilkinson, G. Bowman, A. Le Nepveu
Half-forward: T. Allsop, K. Newton, J. McLeod
Forward: F. Wain, T. Fletcher, P. O'Donohue
Follower: G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: B. Fisher, P. Hancock

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Hutcheson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, M. McDonnell, F. McRae, T. Miller, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood

Hawthorn (11.12.78) were defeated by Footscray (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Newton (3), A. Le Nepveu (2), P. O'Donohue (2), T. Allsop, T. Fletcher, J. McLeod, M. Williams
Footscray: D. Henderson (3), A. Olliver (2), B. Wood (2), R. Egan, M. Laffey, F. McRae, B. Reid

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Footscray
Score: 11.12.78 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 3 7 . 4 8 . 8 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Footscray 3 . 2 5 . 5 10 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin HWTH by 1 HWTH by 11 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Curran (Hawthorn), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Cleland

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom HFFL ? 1 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 0 ?
1 Curran, Kevin (c) BPR ? 0 ?
33 Edwards, George RU ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted FF ? 1 ?
11 Hancock, Peter SUB↑ ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
18 Johnston, Lionel HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan WR ? 2 ?
5 McLeod, Jack HFFR↓ ? 1 ?
17 Newton, Ken CHF ? 3 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter FPR ? 2 ?
8 Philp, Clive FB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred FPL ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WL ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Mel CHB ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

B. Fisher replaced K. Hopper during the third quarter.
P. Hancock replaced J. McLeod during the fourth quarter.

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Egan, Reg ? ? 1 ?
1 Henderson, Don ? ? 3 ?
15 Hutcheson, Morrie ? ? 0 ?
12 Laffey, Merv ? ? 1 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 1 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 2 ?
20 Reardon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
23 Reid, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Vanderfeen, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 14

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: Bob McCaskill
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






33 G. Edwards 26 B. Fisher
14 P. O'Donohue 23 T. Fletcher 2 F. Wain 10 J. Kennedy 11 P. Hancock
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

HALF-BACK













5 J. McLeod 17 K. Newton 4 T. Allsop



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













19 A. Le Nepveu 30 G. Bowman 16 L. Wilkinson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













18 L. Johnston 35 M. Williams 3 K. Hopper



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













1 K. Curran (c) 8 C. Philp 22 N. Black



BACK



Footscray Coach: Arthur Olliver