1948 VFL Round 13: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1948 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 13 of the 1948 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, J. Marr
Half-back: L. Johnston, K. Curran, K. Hopper
Centre: N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, A. Le Nepveu
Half-forward: M. Worrall, T. Fletcher, T. Ferguson
Forward: A. Prior, G. Anderson, C. Swenson
Follower: R. Boys, M. Williams, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: L. Pabst, C. Philp

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme

Hawthorn (9.12.66) were defeated by Essendon (18.14.122).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (2), G. Anderson (2), T. Ferguson, T. Fletcher, J. Marr, A. Prior, C. Swenson
Essendon: B. Brittingham (5), B. Hutchison (5), G. Goninon (3), T. Leehane (2), J. Jones, B. McClure, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 17 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 9.12.66 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 6 2 . 7 8 . 11 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Essendon 4 . 1 9 . 8 11 . 11 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 43 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Sparks

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon FF ? 2 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron RU ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom HFFR ? 1 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted CHF ? 1 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFR ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFL ? 0 ?
31 Le Nepveu, Allan WR ? 0 ?
28 Marr, Jack BPR ? 1 ?
15 Pabst, Len SUB ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive SUB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 1 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
32 Worrall, Malcolm HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 5 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Fisher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Goninon, George ? ? 3 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 5 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 2 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 14

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






29 R. Boys 15 L. Pabst
16 C. Swenson 6 G. Anderson 24 A. Prior 10 M. Williams 8 C. Philp
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













20 T. Ferguson 23 T. Fletcher 32 M. Worrall



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













31 A. Le Nepveu 18 R. Baldwin 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













3 K. Hopper 25 K. Curran 30 L. Johnston



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













28 J. Marr 2 W. Culpitt 9 C. Austen



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds