1952 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1952 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 6 of the 1952 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Peter O'Donohue captained the hosts. Bill Hutchison captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, L. Crane, P. Hancock
Half-back: P. O'Donohue (capt.), J. Douglas, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: P. Cash, V. McKinnon, R. Simmonds
Forward: C. Philp, T. Allsop, J. MacDonald
Follower: T. Fletcher, J. Kennedy, M. Fitchett
Sub.: G. Edwards, F. Wain

Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), B. Brittingham, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Heenan, J. Jones, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, H. Morris, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme

Hawthorn (5.14.44) were defeated by Essendon (15.8.98).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Fitchett (3), T. Allsop, C. Philp
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), J. Coleman (4), J. Jones (3), L. Mann (2), J. Gill

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Essendon
Score: 5.14.44 - 15.8.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 1 2 . 7 3 . 11 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
Essendon 5 . 1 9 . 2 12 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Margin ESSE by 24 ESSE by 37 ESSE by 48 ESSE by 54 ESSE by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn), Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom FF ? 1 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
5 Cash, Pat HFFL ? 0 ?
1 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
30 Douglas, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George SUB ? 0 ?
6 Fitchett, Mike RO ? 3 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
11 Hancock, Peter BPR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
21 MacDonald, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHF ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive FPL ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 0 ?
33 Wain, Fred SUB ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Coleman, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 4 ?
15 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
34 Gill, John ? ? 1 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
14 Heenan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill (c) ? ? 5 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 3 ?
27 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Mann, Lance ? ? 2 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Morris, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Snell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 8

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

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 T. Fletcher 26 G. Edwards
21 J. MacDonald 4 T. Allsop 8 C. Philp 10 J. Kennedy 33 F. Wain
FORWARD 6 M. Fitchett

HALF-BACK













27 R. Simmonds 20 V. McKinnon 5 P. Cash



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













16 L. Wilkinson 3 J. O'Mahoney 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













12 J. Robison 30 J. Douglas 14 P. O'Donohue (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













11 P. Hancock 1 L. Crane 22 N. Black



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds