1944 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 1 of the 1944 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Jim Bohan captained the hosts.
Elton Plummer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Lahiff and the visitors were coached by Elton Plummer.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Wilks, G. Bennett, B. Pavey
Half-back:
J. King, J. Burke, J. Blackman
Centre:
R. Horkings, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Alsop
Half-forward:
K. Slater, A. Prior, J. Carmody
Forward:
P. Ryan, W. Culpitt, M. Worrall
Follower:
T. Campbell, J. O'Keefe, A. Jensen
Sub.:
L. Taylor
Essendon
E. Plummer (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Drummond, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, B. Harper, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, R. Powell, T. Reynolds, N. Smith, H. Tonkes
Hawthorn (9.14.68) were defeated by Essendon (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (7), J. Bohan, J. King
Essendon: B. Drummond (5), T. Reynolds (5), G. Lane (3), L. Dearle, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 56 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Lahiff
(Hawthorn),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Boundary Umpire:
A. Campbell
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 20 | Alsop, Ron | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bennett, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Campbell, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FF | ? | 7 | ? |
| 7 | Horkings, Reg | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jensen, Allan | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | O'Keefe, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ryan, Phil | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Slater, Ken | HFFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Taylor, Laurie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
L. Taylor replaced K. Slater during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
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
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| 17 | J. Blackman | 10 | J. Burke | 9 | J. King |
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