1941 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1941 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1941 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.), G. Abbott, L. Begley, G. Bell, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, A. McPartland, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Thomas, H. Torney

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, E. Elder, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. King, J. Barker, L. Pabst
Centre: A. Angwin, W. Culpitt, J. Brain
Half-forward: J. Bohan, J. Burke, A. Naismith
Forward: P. Ryan, F. Jones, B. Williams
Follower: R. Elliott, B. Mills (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.: K. Pirrie

Essendon (19.17.131) defeated Hawthorn (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (5), T. Reynolds (5), J. Cassin (2), F. Green (2), L. Griggs (2), D. Reynolds (2), E. Coward
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), B. Williams (4), R. Elliott (2), F. Jones (2), J. Burke, A. Naismith

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 16 August 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 19.17.131 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 4 10 . 9 15 . 13 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Hawthorn 4 . 2 8 . 3 9 . 4 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin ESSE by 20 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 2 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 2 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
13 McPartland, Andy ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 5 ?
10 Thomas, Ritchie ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 17

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Albiston, Alec RO ? 4 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
5 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HFFL ? 0 ?
13 Brain, Jack WR ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally C ? 0 ?
28 Elder, Ern FB ? 0 ?
40 Elliott, Russ RU ? 2 ?
39 Jones, Fred FF ? 2 ?
9 King, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby HFFR ? 1 ?
16 Pabst, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
24 Pirrie, Kevin SUB ? 0 ?
38 Ryan, Phil FPL ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPR ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 9

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: Dick Reynolds
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 C. Austen 28 E. Elder 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 J. King 6 J. Barker 16 L. Pabst













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



4 A. Angwin 2 W. Culpitt 13 J. Brain









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 40 R. Elliott 24 K. Pirrie
HALF-FORWARD 12 B. Mills (c)

15 J. Bohan 10 J. Burke 1 A. Naismith 17 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



38 P. Ryan 39 F. Jones 3 B. Williams













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills