1951 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Kevin Curran captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Hawthorn
Back: J. Robison, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back: P. O'Donohue, V. McKinnon, C. Philp
Centre: N. Pearson, T. Allsop, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: J. Hartigan, P. Hancock, A. Le Nepveu
Forward: B. Griffiths, P. Cash, J. MacDonald
Follower: K. Curran (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: G. Anderson, L. Crane

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), G. Bahen, K. Dynon, R. Fletcher, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Hawthorn (7.18.60) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. MacDonald (3), P. Hancock (2), P. Cash, P. O'Donohue
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (7), T. Robb (3), K. Smith (3), C. Thornton

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by North Melbourne
Score: 7.18.60 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 0 . 4 3 . 10 3 . 14 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
North Melbourne 5 . 2 8 . 6 11 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin NMLB by 28 NMLB by 26 NMLB by 43 NMLB by 38 NMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Curran (Hawthorn), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom C ? 0 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon SUB ? 0 ?
33 Cash, Pat FF ? 1 ?
31 Crane, Len SUB ? 0 ?
1 Curran, Kevin (c) RU ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray FB ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry FPL ? 0 ?
11 Hancock, Peter CHF ? 2 ?
2 Hartigan, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan HFFR ? 0 ?
34 MacDonald, Jack FPR ? 3 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHB ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HBFL ? 1 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive HBFR ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim BPL ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bahen, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Fletcher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 3 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 7 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 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






1 K. Curran (c) 6 G. Anderson
34 J. MacDonald 33 P. Cash 13 B. Griffiths 10 J. Kennedy 31 L. Crane
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

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19 A. Le Nepveu 11 P. Hancock 2 J. Hartigan



HALF-FORWARD



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16 L. Wilkinson 4 T. Allsop 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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8 C. Philp 20 V. McKinnon 14 P. O'Donohue



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23 T. Fletcher 29 R. Gibb 12 J. Robison



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter