1950 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1950 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1950 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, J. Collins, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, Ted Leehane, Tom Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate

Hawthorn
Back: P. O'Donohue (capt.), J. Robison, J. Kennedy
Half-back: K. Hopper, M. Williams, B. Norman
Centre: N. Pearson, G. Bowman, A. Le Nepveu
Half-forward: R. Evans, B. Griffiths, M. Fitchett
Forward: G. Anderson, A. Prior, L. Wilkinson
Follower: T. Fletcher, F. Prowse, H. Turner
Sub.: R. Gibb, B. Leary

Essendon (22.15.147) defeated Hawthorn (9.7.61).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), T. Leehane (6), B. Syme (3), J. Jones (2), G. Tate (2), B. Hutchison, R. McEwin, D. Reynolds
Hawthorn: R. Evans (2), N. Pearson (2), H. Turner (2), G. Anderson, A. Prior, L. Wilkinson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 17 June 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 22.15.147 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 4 9 . 6 14 . 9 22 . 15 22 . 15 (147)
Hawthorn 1 . 1 3 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin ESSE by 21 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 59 ESSE by 86 ESSE by 86
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 6 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 6 ?
1 Leehane, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 1 ?
13 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Snell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 3 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 22 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL ? 1 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Ron HFFL ? 2 ?
36 Fitchett, Mike HFFR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray SUB ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry CHF ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John BPR ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan WR ? 0 ?
21 Leary, Brian SUB ? 0 ?
32 Norman, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) BPL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 2 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 1 ?
31 Prowse, Frank RU ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB ? 0 ?
25 Turner, Herb RO ? 2 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance FPR ? 1 ?
35 Williams, Mel CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 7

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

Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 P. O'Donohue (c) 12 J. Robison 10 J. Kennedy













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



3 K. Hopper 35 M. Williams 32 B. Norman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 30 G. Bowman 19 A. Le Nepveu









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 T. Fletcher 29 R. Gibb
HALF-FORWARD 31 F. Prowse 21 B. Leary
28 R. Evans 13 B. Griffiths 36 M. Fitchett 25 H. Turner











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 24 A. Prior 16 L. Wilkinson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill