1945 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round one of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Keith Shea captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Essendon (22.18.150) defeated Hawthorn (12.7.79).
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
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Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 18 | (150) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 71 | ESSE by 71 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Hawthorn
Captain: Keith SheaCoach: Keith Shea
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Annesley, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Baldwin, Roy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bodger, Ken | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | CHF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lippiatt, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Maguire, Jim | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLeod, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Keefe, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Pearson, Neil | FPR | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Rogers, Bert | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Shea, Keith (c) | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
K. Bodger replaced J. Burke during the second 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
| Essendon | Coach: Dick Reynolds | ||||||||||||||
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| 21 | D. Wilks | 17 | J. Blackman | 25 | J. Maguire |
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| 18 | K. Lippiatt | 6 | J. Barker | 19 | B. Pavey |
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| 23 | M. Worrall | 15 | J. Bohan | 11 | R. Baldwin |
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| CENTRE | 22 | S. Hamilton | 26 | K. Bodger | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | J. O'Keefe |
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| 1 | K. Shea (c) | 10 | J. Burke | 31 | J. McLeod | 4 | A. Albiston |
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| 7 | B. Rogers | 9 | J. King | 32 | N. Pearson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Keith Shea | ||||||||||||||