1951 VFL Season Round 6: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1951 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round six of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
Kevin Curran captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Hawthorn (9.16.70) defeated Footscray (7.17.59).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Margin | HWTH by 2 | HWTH by 11 | FOOT by 9 | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Kevin CurranCoach: Bob McCaskill
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Crane, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Edwards, George | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Hartigan, Jack | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | MacDonald, Jack | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Marr, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HFFR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
J. Hartigan replaced P. O'Donohue during the fourth quarter.
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Charles, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
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
| Hawthorn | Coach: Bob McCaskill | ||||||||||||||
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| 34 | J. MacDonald | 6 | G. Anderson | 11 | P. Hancock | 10 | J. Kennedy | 24 | J. Marr | ||||||
| FORWARD | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 1 | K. Curran (c) | 19 | A. Le Nepveu |
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| 12 | J. Robison | 20 | V. McKinnon | 31 | L. Crane |
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| 23 | T. Fletcher | 29 | R. Gibb | 22 | N. Black |
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| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||