1951 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season.
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
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, N. Charles, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Hawthorn
Back:
N. Black, L. Crane, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
J. O'Mahoney, K. Curran (capt.), J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, R. Gibb, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, P. Cash, P. O'Donohue
Forward:
J. Marr, B. Griffiths, L. Bohan
Follower:
G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
J. Rattray, L. Turnbull
Footscray (11.14.80) defeated Hawthorn (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (4), N. Charles (2), J. Collins (2), M. Laffey (2), G. McLaren
Hawthorn: P. Cash (3), J. Marr (3), G. Edwards, P. O'Donohue, N. Pearson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
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
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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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| 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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