1950 VFL Round 16: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1950 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1950 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval. Peter O'Donohue captained the hosts. Allan Ruthven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Hawthorn
Back: G. Bowman, J. Robison, V. McKinnon
Half-back: K. Hopper, B. Griffiths, B. Fisher
Centre: A. Le Nepveu, N. Pearson, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: R. Evans, C. Philp, J. McLeod
Forward: F. Prowse, A. Prior, N. Black
Follower: J. Kennedy, P. O'Donohue (capt.), R. Simmonds
Sub.: J. Don, L. Johnston

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, L. Watson

Hawthorn (11.14.80) were defeated by Fitzroy (23.16.154).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (4), C. Philp (3), J. McLeod (2), R. Evans, F. Prowse
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (8), E. Hart (7), D. Hart (3), A. McLaughlin (3), N. Johnstone, J. Streader

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 12 August 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Fitzroy
Score: 11.14.80 - 23.16.154

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 3 5 . 5 8 . 10 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Fitzroy 5 . 4 8 . 9 14 . 13 23 . 16 23 . 16 (154)
Margin FITZ by 25 FITZ by 22 FITZ by 39 FITZ by 74 FITZ by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn), Norm Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn), Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Black, Norm FPR ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon BPL ? 0 ?
8 Don, Jim SUB↑ ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Ron HFFL ? 1 ?
26 Fisher, Bob HBFR ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry CHB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
18 Johnston, Lionel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan WL↓ ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic BPR ? 0 ?
5 McLeod, Jack HFFR ? 2 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) RU ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil C ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 3 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 4 ?
31 Prowse, Frank FPL ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB↓ ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 14

J. Don replaced J. Robison during the fourth quarter.
L. Johnston replaced A. Le Nepveu during the fourth quarter.

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 3 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 7 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 3 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 8 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 23 16

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






10 J. Kennedy 8 J. Don
22 N. Black 24 A. Prior 31 F. Prowse 14 P. O'Donohue (c) 18 L. Johnston
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

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5 J. McLeod 8 C. Philp 28 R. Evans



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













16 L. Wilkinson 7 N. Pearson 19 A. Le Nepveu FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













26 B. Fisher 13 B. Griffiths 3 K. Hopper



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













20 V. McKinnon 12 J. Robison 30 G. Bowman



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Norm Smith