1951 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Kevin Curran captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Bourke, B. Brooker, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, O. Skalberg, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, L. Crane, T. Fletcher
Half-back: J. Robison, R. Gibb, J. O'Mahoney
Centre: N. Pearson, P. Cash, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, G. Edwards, P. O'Donohue
Forward: J. Marr, B. Griffiths, J. Rattray
Follower: K. Curran (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: L. Bohan, L. Turnbull

North Melbourne (10.11.71) defeated Hawthorn (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: V. Lawrence (3), K. McMahon (2), K. Smith (2), B. Brooker, K. Dynon, L. Mogg
Hawthorn: L. Wilkinson (2), P. Cash, R. Gibb, J. Kennedy, J. Marr, P. O'Brien, J. Rattray

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.11.71 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 6 5 . 7 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Hawthorn 5 . 3 6 . 7 8 . 9 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin HWTH by 20 HWTH by 13 HWTH by 20 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Bourke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 3 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 1 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 0 ?
34 Skalberg, Oscar ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Leo SUB ? 0 ?
33 Cash, Pat C ? 1 ?
31 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
1 Curran, Kevin (c) RU ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George CHF ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray CHB ? 1 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry FF↓ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 1 ?
24 Marr, Jack FPL ? 1 ?
8 O'Brien, Phil HFFL ? 1 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFR ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
9 Rattray, Jim FPR ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
36 Turnbull, Lindsay SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

L. Turnbull replaced B. Griffiths during the fourth quarter.

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

North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 31 L. Crane 23 T. Fletcher













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



12 J. Robison 29 R. Gibb 3 J. O'Mahoney













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 33 P. Cash 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 K. Curran (c) 15 L. Bohan
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 36 L. Turnbull
8 P. O'Brien 26 G. Edwards 14 P. O'Donohue 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



24 J. Marr 13 B. Griffiths 9 J. Rattray













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill