1945 VFL Round 12: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1945 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 12 of the 1945 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Cec Ruddell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Keith Shea and the visitors were coached by Cec Ruddell.

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, D. Bragg, S. Hamilton
Half-back: K. Lippiatt, J. Blackman, J. King
Centre: M. Worrall, R. Baldwin, J. Shea
Half-forward: J. McLeod, D. McVilly, B. Furler
Forward: G. Barwick, A. Prior, A. Albiston
Follower: J. Cleary, B. Rogers, A. Brannan
Sub.: K. Bodger

Essendon
C. Ruddell (capt.), B. Annesley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, M. Clark, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, L. Gardiner, T. Healy, J. Henry, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, J. Lyons, P. Paterson, R. Powell, B. Syme

Hawthorn (15.17.107) defeated Essendon (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (6), A. Brannan (3), G. Barwick (2), A. Prior (2), B. Rogers, M. Worrall
Essendon: J. Lyons (2), B. Syme (2), B. Brittingham, J. Henry, P. Paterson

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 7 July 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 5,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Essendon
Score: 15.17.107 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 4 9 . 9 10 . 14 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Essendon 2 . 1 2 . 4 2 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin HWTH by 3 HWTH by 47 HWTH by 54 HWTH by 53 HWTH by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith Shea (Hawthorn), Cec Ruddell (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Cec Ruddell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Albiston, Alec FPR ? 6 ?
11 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
14 Barwick, Geoff FPL ? 2 ?
17 Blackman, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
26 Bodger, Ken SUB↑ ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
3 Brannan, Andy RO ? 3 ?
33 Cleary, Jack RU ? 0 ?
30 Furler, Bob HFFR ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Lippiatt, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
31 McLeod, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
29 McVilly, Don CHF ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 2 ?
7 Rogers, Bert RU ? 1 ?
28 Shea, Jack WR ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL↓ ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 17

K. Bodger replaced M. Worrall during the fourth quarter.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Annesley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 1 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
33 Clark, Milton ? ? 0 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Dimble, Murray ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Healy, Terry ? ? 0 ?
13 Henry, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Jory, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
26 Lyons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
32 Paterson, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 Powell, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec (c) ? ? 0 ?
34 Syme, Bob ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 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: Keith Shea
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






33 J. Cleary 26 K. Bodger
4 A. Albiston 24 A. Prior 14 G. Barwick 7 B. Rogers

FORWARD 3 A. Brannan

HALF-BACK













30 B. Furler 29 D. McVilly 31 J. McLeod



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













28 J. Shea 11 R. Baldwin 23 M. Worrall FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













9 J. King 17 J. Blackman 18 K. Lippiatt



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













22 S. Hamilton 27 D. Bragg 21 D. Wilks



BACK



Essendon Coach: Cec Ruddell