1935 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1935 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1935 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors with Ernie Loveless as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, F. Asling, G. Bell, T. Bryce, C. Crawford, B. Earle, M. Exelby, T. Freyer, K. Hardiman, C. Hearn, T. Lahiff, F. Nash, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, P. Walsh

Hawthorn
Back: D. Abikhair, B. Hyde, E. Loveless (vice-capt.)
Half-back: A. Lee, G. Dower, A. Giblett
Centre: S. Spinks, I. McAlpine (capt.), V. Randall
Half-forward: C. Lonsdale, B. Chandler, V. Smith
Forward: R. Rodda, J. Green, G. Hickey
Follower: B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.: A. Fuller

Essendon (13.20.98) defeated Hawthorn (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Hearn (7), K. Forbes (3), T. Lahiff (2), C. Crawford
Hawthorn: J. Green (9), R. Rodda (2), B. Chandler

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 25 May 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.20.98 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 5 6 . 8 13 . 13 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Hawthorn 5 . 1 10 . 8 10 . 13 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin HWTH by 2 HWTH by 24 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie May (Essendon), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)
Captains: Keith Forbes (Essendon), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Ernie Loveless (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Matson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Crawford, Col ? ? 1 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 3 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 0 ?
30 Hardiman, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 7 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
18 Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 20

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Abikhair, Dick BPL ? 0 ?
5 Chandler, Bert CHF ? 1 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
21 Ford, Bill RU ? 0 ?
25 Fuller, Alan SUB ? 0 ?
10 Giblett, Alf HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack FF ? 9 ?
11 Hickey, Gerry FPR ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FB ? 0 ?
28 Lee, Alex HBFL ? 0 ?
4 Lonsdale, Clarrie HFFL ? 0 ?
17 Loveless, Ernie (vc) BPR ? 0 ?
1 McAlpine, Ivan (c) C ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 0 ?
7 Randall, Viv WR ? 0 ?
3 Rodda, Roy FPL ? 2 ?
30 Smith, Vin HFFR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 14

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 May
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Abikhair 20 B. Hyde 17 E. Loveless (vc)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



28 A. Lee 25 G. Dower 10 A. Giblett













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 S. Spinks 1 I. McAlpine (c) 7 V. Randall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 B. Ford 25 A. Fuller
HALF-FORWARD 12 B. Mills

4 C. Lonsdale 5 B. Chandler 30 V. Smith 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



3 R. Rodda 6 J. Green 11 G. Hickey













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Ivan McAlpine