Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 10-Aug-1940 2:45 PM·Glenferrie Oval·8,000 att.
Hawthorn
10.19 (79)
vs
South Melbourne
10.13 (73)
Hawthorn won by 6

Hawthorn defeated South Melbourne 79–73, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Hawthorn outscored South Melbourne 23–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn3.5 (23)4.12 (36)7.16 (58)10.19 (79)10.19 (79)
South Melbourne1.1 (7)4.4 (28)7.8 (50)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)

Hawthorn — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Andrew Angwin
#5 Colin Austen
#28 Alan Barelli1
#6 Jack Barker
#17 Jack Blackman
#15 Jim Bohan
#30 Brendan Brady1
#27 Dudley Bragg
#38 Wally Bristowe
#11 Jack Carmody2
#2 Wally Culpitt2
#30 Reg Farrant
#12 Bert Mills
#1 Albert Naismith2
#16 Len Pabst
#19 Bill Pavey
#24 Frank Samblebe
#8 Stan Spinks
#3 Bob Williams2

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#20 Jim Cleary
#31 George Collard
#28 Reg Coyle
#16 Ken Dineen
#24 Owen Evans
#22 Jack Graham3
#17 Don Grossman
#7 Gordon Hamilton
#33 Wilbur Harris1
#19 Frank Hill
#9 Howard Jasper
#31 Brian Kelly
#1 Herbie Matthews
#2 Norm Matthews
#12 Pat McNamara
#5 Lou Reiffel4
#11 Reg Richards2
#4 Rex Ritchie
#30 Ted Whitfield