1943 VFL Qualifying Round 1: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1943 between Hawthorn and Essendon during the first qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Bob Williams captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: B. Pavey, G. Bennett, D. Wilks
Half-back: F. Samblebe, J. Burke, J. King
Centre: G. Goldsmith, J. Bohan, A. Angwin
Half-forward: J. Carmody, L. Salvas, B. Williams (capt.)
Forward: J. O'Keefe, W. Culpitt, T. Lahiff
Follower: P. Ryan, K. Slater, R. Horkings
Sub.: L. Taylor

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Drummond, M. Exelby, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, H. Torney

Hawthorn (7.13.55) were defeated by Essendon (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Williams (2), W. Culpitt, T. Lahiff, J. O'Keefe, P. Ryan, L. Salvas
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), H. Torney (3), T. Reynolds (2), M. Exelby

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Round 1
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 July 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 7.13.55 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 6 4 . 11 6 . 12 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Essendon 1 . 2 2 . 5 5 . 9 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin HWTH by 4 HWTH by 18 HWTH by 9 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Roy Cazaly (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Bob Williams (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Angwin, Andrew WR ? 0 ?
18 Bennett, George FB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim C ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 1 ?
22 Goldsmith, Gordon WL ? 0 ?
7 Horkings, Reg RO ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Lahiff, Tommy FPR ? 1 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack FPL ? 1 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil RU ? 1 ?
25 Salvas, Lou CHF ? 1 ?
5 Samblebe, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Slater, Ken RU ? 0 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie SUB ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob (c) HFFR ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
32 Drummond, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
11 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 3 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 2 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
24 Smith, Noel ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 12

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: Roy Cazaly
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






14 P. Ryan 16 L. Taylor
17 T. Lahiff 2 W. Culpitt 8 J. O'Keefe 24 K. Slater

FORWARD 7 R. Horkings

HALF-BACK













3 B. Williams (c) 25 L. Salvas 11 J. Carmody



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













4 A. Angwin 15 J. Bohan 22 G. Goldsmith FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













9 J. King 10 J. Burke 5 F. Samblebe



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













21 D. Wilks 18 G. Bennett 19 B. Pavey



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds