1949 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1949 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round one of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (18.12.120) defeated Hawthorn (9.3.57).
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 3 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 61 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 63 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Hawthorn
Captain: Alec AlbistonCoach: Alec Albiston
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 12 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baldwin, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Leo | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Boys, Ron | RU↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Evans, Lew | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Johnston, Lionel | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shalless, Ralph | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wain, Fred | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Mel | FPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 3 | |||
R. Shalless replaced R. Boys during the first quarter.
A. Le Nepveu replaced M. Williams during the third 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: Dick Reynolds | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 2 | F. Wain | 23 | T. Fletcher |
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| 9 | C. Austen | 8 | C. Philp | 30 | L. Johnston |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 18 | R. Baldwin | 27 | M. Worrall |
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| CENTRE | 29 | R. Boys | 19 | A. Le Nepveu | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 25 | K. Curran | 17 | R. Shalless | |||||||||||
| 15 | L. Bohan | 20 | V. McKinnon | 3 | K. Hopper | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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| 10 | M. Williams | 6 | G. Anderson | 4 | L. Evans |
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