1947 VFL Round 10: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1947 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 10 of the 1947 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, W. Culpitt, F. Barnes
Half-back: L. Johnston, K. Curran, T. Spear
Centre: M. Worrall, J. McLeod, L. Woolf
Half-forward: S. Hamilton, D. McVilly, L. Pabst
Forward: K. Hopper, A. Prior, C. Swenson
Follower: B. Dalkin, T. Ferguson, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: J. Fisher, J. Hester

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell

Hawthorn (6.9.45) were defeated by Essendon (18.20.128).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (3), C. Swenson (2), A. Albiston
Essendon: B. Hutchison (7), T. Leehane (5), B. Brittingham (3), B. Harper, G. Lane, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 June 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 6.9.45 - 18.20.128

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Essendon 4 . 3 6 . 7 12 . 14 18 . 20 18 . 20 (128)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 53 ESSE by 83 ESSE by 83
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 1 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
17 Barnes, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom RU ? 0 ?
18 Fisher, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Hester, Jack SUB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken FPL ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFL ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack C↓ ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don CHF ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 3 ?
10 Spear, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 2 ?
27 Woolf, Len WR ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

J. Fisher replaced J. McLeod during the third quarter.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 3 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 1 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 7 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 5 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 20

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: Alec Albiston
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






21 B. Dalkin 18 J. Fisher
16 C. Swenson 24 A. Prior 3 K. Hopper 20 T. Ferguson 29 J. Hester
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

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15 L. Pabst 8 D. McVilly 22 S. Hamilton



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27 L. Woolf 4 J. McLeod 23 M. Worrall FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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10 T. Spear 25 K. Curran 30 L. Johnston



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17 F. Barnes 2 W. Culpitt 9 C. Austen



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds