1939 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1939 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 1939 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Bill Luff captained the hosts. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Harry Hunter and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.

Essendon
B. Luff (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, G. Goldin, B. Green, F. Green, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, C. Lambert, H. Lippiatt, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, R. Watts, S. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, L. Murphy, J. Barker
Half-back: G. Waters, G. Dower, K. Feltscheer
Centre: N. Allison, L. Pabst, B. Williams
Half-forward: B. Moore, B. Deague, J. Blackman
Forward: T. Wellington, J. Burke, C. Van Der Bist
Follower: B. Mills (capt.), A. Naismith, H. Day
Sub.: A. Hird

Essendon (19.11.125) defeated Hawthorn (16.19.115).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (10), K. Hardiman (3), L. Begley, E. Coward, G. Goldin, C. Lambert, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Hawthorn: C. Van Der Bist (3), J. Blackman (2), J. Burke (2), H. Day (2), B. Deague (2), A. Naismith (2), T. Wellington (2), K. Feltscheer

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 24 June 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 19.11.125 - 16.19.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 12 . 6 16 . 8 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Hawthorn 3 . 7 5 . 10 12 . 13 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
Margin HWTH by 7 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Harry Hunter (Essendon), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bill Luff (Essendon), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 1 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
31 Goldin, Godfrey ? ? 1 ?
32 Green, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Hardiman, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
27 Lambert, Chris ? ? 1 ?
17 Lippiatt, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Maynes, Leo ? ? 0 ?
25 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 10 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 1 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 11

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WL↓ ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
34 Blackman, Jack HFFR ? 2 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 2 ?
2 Day, Howard RO ? 2 ?
17 Deague, Bill CHF ? 2 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken HBFR ? 1 ?
29 Hird, Allan SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
38 Murphy, Leo FB ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby RU ? 2 ?
33 Pabst, Len C ? 0 ?
32 Van Der Bist, Charlie FPR ? 3 ?
28 Waters, Gordon HBFL ? 0 ?
37 Wellington, Tom FPL ? 2 ?
3 Williams, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 19

A. Hird replaced N. Allison at three-quarter-time.

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: Harry Hunter
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Albiston 38 L. Murphy 6 J. Barker













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



28 G. Waters 25 G. Dower 18 K. Feltscheer













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 N. Allison 33 L. Pabst 3 B. Williams









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills (c) 29 A. Hird
HALF-FORWARD 1 A. Naismith

22 B. Moore 17 B. Deague 34 J. Blackman 2 H. Day











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



37 T. Wellington 10 J. Burke 32 C. Van Der Bist













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas