1930 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1930 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1930 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts. John Harris captained the visitors with Ernie Utting as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by John Harris.

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, F. Gomez, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, H. Okey, J. Quinn, J. Turner, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt

Hawthorn
Back: B. Lunn, B. Carey, P. Keary
Half-back: J. Sharpley, B. Mills, G. Cathie
Centre: L. Meade, E. Sheil, L. Williams
Half-forward: L. Yemm, L. Mills, J. Harris (capt.)
Forward: B. Sellers, B. Hyde, E. Utting (vice-capt.)
Follower: B. Hudd, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.: D. Logan

Essendon (14.12.96) defeated Hawthorn (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), L. Johnson (3), A. Arthur (2), J. Turner (2), J. Hammond, P. Walsh
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (3), D. Logan (2), E. Utting (2), L. Mills

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 24 May 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.12.96 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 7 . 9 11 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Hawthorn 2 . 5 5 . 9 6 . 12 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), John Harris (Hawthorn)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), John Harris (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Ernie Utting (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 5 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Gubbins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 1 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 3 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Turner, Jock ? ? 2 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Carey, Bill FB ? 0 ?
11 Cathie, George HBFR ? 0 ?
1 Harris, John (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill RU ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 3 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPR ? 0 ?
3 Logan, Dick SUB↑ ? 2 ?
33 Lunn, Bennie BPL ? 0 ?
24 Meade, Les WL ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
16 Mills, Len CHF ? 1 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 0 ?
8 Sellers, Bob FPL ? 0 ?
6 Sharpley, Jack HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
28 Sheil, Ernie C ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
2 Utting, Ernie (vc) FPR ? 2 ?
5 Williams, Lyall WR ? 0 ?
10 Yemm, Len HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 13

D. Logan replaced J. Sharpley during the second 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

Essendon Coach: Charlie Hardy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
33 B. Lunn 14 B. Carey 23 P. Keary













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 J. Sharpley 12 B. Mills 11 G. Cathie













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



24 L. Meade 28 E. Sheil 5 L. Williams









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 B. Hudd 3 D. Logan
HALF-FORWARD 9 S. Stewart

10 L. Yemm 16 L. Mills 1 J. Harris (c) 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 B. Sellers 20 B. Hyde 2 E. Utting (vc)













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Harris