1951 VFL Season Round 17: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round seventeen of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Kevin Curran captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray (11.14.80) defeated Hawthorn (9.10.64).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
Hawthorn
Captain: Kevin CurranCoach: Bob McCaskill
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Leo | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cash, Pat | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Crane, Len | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Edwards, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Marr, Jack | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Rattray, Jim | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turnbull, Lindsay | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
J. Rattray replaced N. Pearson during the fourth quarter.
L. Turnbull replaced L. Crane 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | N. Black | 31 | L. Crane | 23 | T. Fletcher |
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 1 | K. Curran (c) | 12 | J. Robison |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 29 | R. Gibb | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| CENTRE | 26 | G. Edwards | 9 | J. Rattray | |||||||||||
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| 8 | P. O'Brien | 33 | P. Cash | 14 | P. O'Donohue | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 24 | J. Marr | 13 | B. Griffiths | 15 | L. Bohan |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bob McCaskill | ||||||||||||||