1951 VFL Season Round 2: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round two of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Kevin Curran captained the hosts.
Bill Brittingham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Hawthorn (9.7.61) were defeated by Essendon (12.14.86).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | HWTH by 12 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Kevin CurranCoach: Bob McCaskill
Essendon
Captain: Bill BrittinghamCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cash, Pat | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Edwards, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Hartigan, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeod, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Rattray, Jim | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | BPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
K. Hopper replaced J. Robison at quarter-time.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Law, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leehane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McIntosh, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Middleton, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 2 | J. Hartigan | 8 | C. Philp | 11 | P. Hancock | 10 | J. Kennedy | 9 | J. Rattray | ||||||
| FORWARD | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 5 | J. McLeod | 33 | P. Cash | 19 | A. Le Nepveu |
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 20 | V. McKinnon | 1 | K. Curran (c) |
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| 23 | T. Fletcher | 29 | R. Gibb | 12 | J. Robison |
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