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. 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.), 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, H. Torney, 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)

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 ? ? 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