1946 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1946 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 4 of the 1946 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Jim Bohan captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Keith Shea and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, T. Spear, P. Ryan
Half-back: J. McLeod, S. Hamilton, J. Blackman
Centre: M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), J. Shea
Half-forward: N. Hickey, T. Collis, P. O'Donohue
Forward: A. Prior, W. Culpitt, A. Brannan
Follower: K. Curran, D. McVilly, A. Albiston
Sub.: J. Brain, J. Cleary

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, R. Bower, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes

Hawthorn (8.6.54) were defeated by Essendon (24.13.157).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (4), A. Albiston (3), A. Brannan
Essendon: H. Equid (7), B. Brittingham (5), G. Lane (5), J. Cassin (3), P. Bushby, B. Hutchison, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 May 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 8.6.54 - 24.13.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 1 3 . 3 7 . 4 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Essendon 6 . 2 13 . 4 16 . 10 24 . 13 24 . 13 (157)
Margin ESSE by 31 ESSE by 61 ESSE by 60 ESSE by 103 ESSE by 103
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith Shea (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Jim Bohan (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 3 ?
25 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 0 ?
29 Brain, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
3 Brannan, Andy FPR ? 1 ?
16 Cleary, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
19 Collis, Ted CHF ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart CHB ? 0 ?
32 Hickey, Noel HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don RU ? 0 ?
28 O'Donohue, Peter HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 4 ?
13 Ryan, Phil BPR ? 0 ?
6 Shea, Jack WR↓ ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom FB ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 6

J. Brain replaced N. Hickey.
J. Cleary replaced J. Shea during the fourth quarter.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
16 Bower, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 5 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 3 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 7 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
26 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
1 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 24 13

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






25 K. Curran 29 J. Brain
3 A. Brannan 2 W. Culpitt 24 A. Prior 8 D. McVilly 16 J. Cleary
FORWARD 5 A. Albiston

HALF-BACK













28 P. O'Donohue 19 T. Collis 32 N. Hickey



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













6 J. Shea 15 J. Bohan (c) 23 M. Worrall FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













17 J. Blackman 22 S. Hamilton 4 J. McLeod



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













13 P. Ryan 10 T. Spear 25 C. Austen



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds