1940 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1940 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Bert Mills captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, C. Challenger, E. Coward, B. Green, F. Green, L. Griggs, B. Luff, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, D. Bragg, R. Bell
Half-back:
J. Blackman, G. Dower, F. Samblebe
Centre:
A. Angwin, S. Spinks, L. Pabst
Half-forward:
V. Doherty, J. Bohan, B. Moore
Forward:
A. Naismith, M. Carmichael, C. Van Der Bist
Follower:
J. Barker, B. Mills (capt.), J. Carmody
Sub.:
W. Culpitt
Essendon (12.18.90) defeated Hawthorn (9.19.73).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), T. Bryce (3), D. Reynolds (2), L. Begley, B. Green, S. Wilson
Hawthorn: J. Carmody (3), B. Moore (2), J. Barker, J. Bohan, A. Naismith, C. Van Der Bist
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | HWTH by 19 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Challenger, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bell, Reg | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carmichael, Max | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Doherty, Vin | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Pabst, Len | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Samblebe, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Van Der Bist, Charlie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
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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| 7 | H. Albiston | 27 | D. Bragg | 29 | R. Bell |
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| 17 | J. Blackman | 25 | G. Dower | 24 | F. Samblebe |
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| 4 | A. Angwin | 8 | S. Spinks | 16 | L. Pabst |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | B. Mills (c) |
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| 39 | V. Doherty | 15 | J. Bohan | 22 | B. Moore | 11 | J. Carmody |
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| 1 | A. Naismith | 34 | M. Carmichael | 9 | C. Van Der Bist |
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