1940 VFL Season Round 5: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1940 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round five of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.18.90) defeated Hawthorn (9.19.73).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
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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
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Hawthorn
Captain: Bert MillsCoach: Bert Mills
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
| Essendon | Coach: Dick Reynolds | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 6 | J. Barker | 2 | W. Culpitt | |||||||||||
| 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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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bert Mills | ||||||||||||||