1946 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1946 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1946 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. McClure, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell

Hawthorn
Back: L. Pabst, K. Mace, B. Dalkin
Half-back: K. Lippiatt, L. Andrews, T. Spear
Centre: M. Worrall, J. McLeod, J. Shea
Half-forward: D. McVilly, R. Harris, J. Bohan (capt.)
Forward: A. Prior, W. Culpitt, J. Brain
Follower: K. Curran, S. Hamilton, A. Albiston
Sub.: G. Cartledge, W. Spencer

Essendon (21.18.144) defeated Hawthorn (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Harper (6), B. Brittingham (5), J. Cassin (3), H. Equid (2), J. Jones (2), D. Reynolds (2), B. Hutchison
Hawthorn: J. Bohan (3), W. Culpitt (2), S. Hamilton (2), A. Albiston, J. Brain, K. Curran, D. McVilly, A. Prior

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 3 August 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 21.18.144 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 6 9 . 12 14 . 17 21 . 18 21 . 18 (144)
Hawthorn 4 . 3 6 . 3 9 . 5 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 42 ESSE by 65 ESSE by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 5 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 2 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Harper, Bert ? ? 6 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
5 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 21 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 1 ?
13 Andrews, Len CHB↓ ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) HFFR ? 3 ?
29 Brain, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
30 Cartledge, Geoff SUB↑ ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 2 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 1 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart RU↓ ? 2 ?
12 Harris, Ron CHF ? 0 ?
18 Lippiatt, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
30 Mace, Ken FB ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack C ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don HFFL ? 1 ?
29 Pabst, Len BPL ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 1 ?
6 Shea, Jack WR ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Spencer, Wally SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 7

G. Cartledge replaced L. Andrews during the fourth quarter.
W. Spencer replaced S. Hamilton 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 L. Pabst 30 K. Mace 21 B. Dalkin













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



18 K. Lippiatt 13 L. Andrews 10 T. Spear













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 4 J. McLeod 6 J. Shea









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 30 G. Cartledge
HALF-FORWARD 22 S. Hamilton 27 W. Spencer
8 D. McVilly 12 R. Harris 15 J. Bohan (c) 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



24 A. Prior 2 W. Culpitt 29 J. Brain













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Keith Shea