1951 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 2 of the 1951 VFL season.
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
Back:
J. Robison, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
K. Curran (capt.), V. McKinnon, P. O'Donohue
Centre:
N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, P. Cash, J. McLeod
Forward:
P. Hancock, C. Philp, J. Hartigan
Follower:
G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
K. Hopper, J. Rattray
Essendon
B. Brittingham (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, C. Lambert, A. Law, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, K. McIntosh, L. Middleton, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
Hawthorn (9.7.61) were defeated by Essendon (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: P. Hancock (3), C. Philp (2), R. Simmonds (2), J. Hartigan, J. Kennedy
Essendon: D. Bigelow (2), J. Gill (2), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, J. Jones, K. McDonald, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn),
Bill Brittingham
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Egan
Goal Umpire:
A. Stevenson
Boundary Umpire:
F. Kent
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 | ||||||
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 20 | V. McKinnon | 1 | K. Curran (c) |
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