1937 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 4 of the 1937 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Ivan McAlpine captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Len Webster as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivan McAlpine and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, L. Murphy, J. Barker
Half-back:
D. Abikhair, G. Dower, A. Neeson
Centre:
B. Williams, I. McAlpine (capt.), V. Randall
Half-forward:
A. Clay, J. Zander, T. Byrne
Forward:
A. Hurley, N. Hillard, L. Walsh
Follower:
B. Mills, B. Pavey, T. Pool
Sub.:
B. Carey
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Lowenthal, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney, L. Wallace, D. Welch
Hawthorn (11.15.81) were defeated by Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: T. Pool (3), L. Walsh (2), J. Zander (2), T. Byrne, A. Clay, N. Hillard, A. Hurley
Essendon: T. Freyer (7), K. Forbes (3), J. Cassin (2), T. Lahiff (2), L. Wallace, L. Webster
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Albiston, Harold | BPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Tom | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Carey, Bert | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Clay, Alf | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hillard, Norm | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Neeson, Alf | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pavey, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Walsh, Len | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Zander, Jack | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
B. Carey replaced H. Albiston during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
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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| 33 | L. Walsh | 14 | N. Hillard | 22 | A. Hurley | 20 | B. Pavey |
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| 11 | A. Neeson | 25 | G. Dower | 27 | D. Abikhair |
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