1944 VFL Season Round 1: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round one of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.14.68) were defeated by Essendon (15.16.106).
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
Hawthorn
Captain: Jim BohanCoach: Tommy Lahiff
Essendon
Captain: Elton PlummerCoach: Elton Plummer (caretaker)
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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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
| Hawthorn | Coach: Tommy Lahiff | ||||||||||||||
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| 23 | M. Worrall | 2 | W. Culpitt | 14 | P. Ryan | 8 | J. O'Keefe |
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| 11 | J. Carmody | 24 | A. Prior | 1 | K. Slater |
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| 20 | R. Alsop | 15 | J. Bohan (c) | 7 | R. Horkings | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| 17 | J. Blackman | 10 | J. Burke | 9 | J. King |
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| 19 | B. Pavey | 18 | G. Bennett | 21 | D. Wilks |
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