1951 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1951 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 6 of the 1951 VFL season.
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
Back:
N. Black, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
L. Crane, V. McKinnon, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, K. Curran (capt.), P. O'Donohue
Forward:
P. Hancock, G. Anderson, J. MacDonald
Follower:
G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
J. Hartigan, J. Marr
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, N. Charles, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Reardon, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Hawthorn (9.16.70) defeated Footscray (7.17.59).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (4), G. Edwards (2), P. Hancock (2), P. O'Donohue
Footscray: N. Charles (2), C. Sutton (2), A. Linton, L. Murray, B. Reardon
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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
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| 34 | J. MacDonald | 6 | G. Anderson | 11 | P. Hancock | 10 | J. Kennedy | 24 | J. Marr | ||||||
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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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