1941 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1941 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 5 of the 1941 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Bert Mills captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors with Hugh Torney as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, D. Bragg, K. Pirrie
Half-back: W. Culpitt, J. King, B. Pavey
Centre: A. Angwin, B. Moore, L. Pabst
Half-forward: F. Cutter, B. Graham, A. Albiston
Forward: A. Barelli, J. Burke, J. Brain
Follower: J. Bohan, B. Mills (capt.), J. Carmody
Sub.: K. Dyer

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), H. Torney (vice-capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Evans, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, C. Ruddell, R. Watts, S. Wilson

Hawthorn (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (23.18.156).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Burke (6), A. Albiston, J. Brain
Essendon: G. Lane (7), D. Reynolds (4), R. Watts (4), L. Griggs (3), T. Bryce (2), M. Exelby, F. Green, C. Lambert

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 May 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 8.12.60 - 23.18.156

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 4 7 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Essendon 3 . 3 12 . 5 20 . 10 23 . 18 23 . 18 (156)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 74 ESSE by 96 ESSE by 96
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Mills (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Bert Mills (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Hugh Torney (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Albiston, Alec HFFR ? 1 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
5 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
7 Barelli, Alan FPL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim RU ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB↓ ? 0 ?
13 Brain, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 6 ?
11 Carmody, Jack RO ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally HBFL ? 0 ?
33 Cutter, Frank HFFL ? 0 ?
30 Dyer, Ken SUB↑ ? 0 ?
18 Graham, Bert CHF ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill C ? 0 ?
16 Pabst, Len WR ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
24 Pirrie, Kevin BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 12

K. Dyer replaced D. Bragg during the second quarter.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 2 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Evans, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 1 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 3 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 Lambert, Chris ? ? 1 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 4 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh (vc) ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 4 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 23 18

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

Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






15 J. Bohan 30 K. Dyer
13 J. Brain 10 J. Burke 7 A. Barelli 12 B. Mills (c)

FORWARD 11 J. Carmody

HALF-BACK













17 A. Albiston 18 B. Graham 33 F. Cutter



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













16 L. Pabst 22 B. Moore 4 A. Angwin FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













19 B. Pavey 9 J. King 2 W. Culpitt



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













24 K. Pirrie 27 D. Bragg 5 C. Austen



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds