1949 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1949 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1949 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, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, G. Tate
Hawthorn
Back:
P. O'Donohue, F. Wain, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
C. Austen, C. Philp, L. Johnston
Centre:
N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, M. Worrall
Half-forward:
L. Bohan, V. McKinnon, K. Hopper
Forward:
M. Williams, G. Anderson, L. Evans
Follower:
R. Boys, K. Curran, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.:
A. Le Nepveu, R. Shalless
Essendon (18.12.120) defeated Hawthorn (9.3.57).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (12), B. Hutchison (3), T. Leehane (2), J. Jones
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (4), A. Albiston (2), R. Boys, L. Evans, R. Shalless
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Boundary Umpire:
J. Hicks
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
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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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| 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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