1948 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1948 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Austen, W. Culpitt, B. Dalkin
Half-back:
P. O'Donohue, L. Johnston, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, J. Brain
Half-forward:
L. Woolf, G. Anderson, R. Shalless
Forward:
T. Fletcher, A. Prior, C. Swenson
Follower:
K. Curran, M. Williams, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
G. Edwards, L. Pabst
Essendon (11.16.82) defeated Hawthorn (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), I. Goodingham (2), J. Jones (2), T. Leehane (2), H. Equid, K. Rawle
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (2), T. Fletcher (2), R. Baldwin, A. Prior, C. Swenson, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Monday 26 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 8 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hamid
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baldwin, Roy | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dalkin, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Edwards, George | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shalless, Ralph | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Swenson, Clarrie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Mel | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Woolf, Len | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
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
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| 9 | C. Austen | 2 | W. Culpitt | 21 | B. Dalkin |
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 30 | L. Johnston | 12 | J. Robison |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 18 | R. Baldwin | 11 | J. Brain |
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| 27 | L. Woolf | 6 | G. Anderson | 17 | R. Shalless | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 23 | T. Fletcher | 24 | A. Prior | 16 | C. Swenson |
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