1944 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1944 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Carmody captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Griggs, J. Henry, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, T. Reynolds, N. Smith
Hawthorn
Back:
K. Bodger, D. Bragg, J. Maguire
Half-back:
J. King, L. Peters, J. Blackman
Centre:
A. Jensen, T. Lahiff, M. Worrall
Half-forward:
A. Whittle, K. Slater, L. Taylor
Forward:
T. Fletcher, W. Culpitt, A. Brannan
Follower:
J. O'Keefe, B. Rogers, J. Carmody (capt.)
Sub.:
B. Williams
Essendon (19.18.132) defeated Hawthorn (3.7.25).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (5), R. Powell (3), D. Reynolds (3), T. Reynolds (3), N. Smith (3), J. Cassin, L. Dearle
Hawthorn: A. Brannan, W. Culpitt, K. Slater
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | (25) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 89 | ESSE by 107 | ESSE by 107 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Tommy Lahiff
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Carmody
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Henry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bodger, Ken | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brannan, Andy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Fletcher, Ted | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jensen, Allan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lahiff, Tommy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Maguire, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Keefe, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peters, Laurie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rogers, Bert | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Slater, Ken | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Taylor, Laurie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Whittle, Alvan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Williams, Bob | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 3 | 7 | |||
B. Williams replaced B. Rogers during the fourth quarter.
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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| 18 | K. Bodger | 27 | D. Bragg | 28 | J. Maguire |
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| 9 | J. King | 25 | L. Peters | 17 | J. Blackman |
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| 5 | A. Jensen | 20 | T. Lahiff | 23 | M. Worrall |
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| CENTRE | 8 | J. O'Keefe | 33 | B. Williams | |||||||||||
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| 19 | A. Whittle | 1 | K. Slater | 16 | L. Taylor | 11 | J. Carmody (c) |
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| 27 | T. Fletcher | 2 | W. Culpitt | 3 | A. Brannan |
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