1937 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1937 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Len Webster as vice-captain.
Ted Pool captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), G. Bell, T. Bryce, B. Hall, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney, D. Welch, S. Wilson
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, L. Murphy, R. Taylor
Half-back:
J. Barker, G. Dower, G. Waters
Centre:
N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward:
C. Pierce, T. Byrne, B. Williams
Forward:
A. Hurley, A. Neeson, L. Walsh
Follower:
B. Mills, B. Pavey, T. Pool (capt.)
Sub.:
N. Hillard
Essendon (11.13.79) were defeated by Hawthorn (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Lahiff (4), K. Forbes (3), T. Reynolds (2), L. Maynes, G. Pattinson
Hawthorn: A. Hurley (4), A. Neeson (3), T. Byrne (2), C. Pierce (2), T. Pool, L. Walsh
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | HWTH by 13 | HWTH by 13 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Ted Pool
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 35 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Allison, Neil | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Tom | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hillard, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | FPL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Neeson, Alf | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Pavey, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Pierce, Charlie | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 19 | Pool, Ted (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| Taylor, Ralph | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 33 | Walsh, Len | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Waters, Gordon | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, Bob | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
N. Hillard replaced N. Allison 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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| 35 | H. Albiston | 16 | L. Murphy | R. Taylor |
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| 6 | J. Barker | 25 | G. Dower | 28 | G. Waters |
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| 9 | N. Allison | 8 | S. Spinks | 7 | V. Randall |
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| C. Pierce | 2 | T. Byrne | 31 | B. Williams | 19 | T. Pool (c) |
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| 22 | A. Hurley | 11 | A. Neeson | 33 | L. Walsh |
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