1952 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1952 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1952 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Bill Hutchison captained the hosts. Ted Fletcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), S. Booth, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Coleman, A. Dale, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, J. Knowles, A. Law, G. Leek, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme

Hawthorn
Back: J. Robison, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back: M. Considine, C. Philp, J. O'Mahoney
Centre: N. Pearson, R. Simmonds, K. Bond
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, B. Collins, N. Webster
Forward: B. Considine, J. McGreevy, J. MacDonald
Follower: G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, T. Allsop
Sub.: J. Marr, L. Wilkinson

Essendon (20.12.132) defeated Hawthorn (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (13), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones, G. Leek, R. McEwin
Hawthorn: J. MacDonald (4), T. Allsop (2), B. Collins, B. Considine, G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, N. Pearson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 23 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 20.12.132 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 3 10 . 4 14 . 7 20 . 12 20 . 12 (132)
Hawthorn 4 . 4 4 . 5 9 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin ESSE by 11 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 55 ESSE by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bill Hutchison (Essendon), Ted Fletcher (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Booth, Stan ? ? 2 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Carstairs, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 13 ?
15 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
34 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Knowles, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Law, Alby ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom RO ? 2 ?
35 Bond, Kevin WR↓ ? 0 ?
34 Collins, Bill CHF ? 1 ?
25 Considine, Bernie FPL ? 1 ?
28 Considine, Maurie HBFL ? 0 ?
1 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George RU ? 1 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted (c) BPR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 1 ?
21 MacDonald, Jack FPR ? 4 ?
24 Marr, Jack SUB ? 0 ?
17 McGreevy, John FF ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim BPL ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Webster, Noel HFFR ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 11

L. Wilkinson replaced K. Bond during the fourth 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 J. Robison 1 L. Crane 23 T. Fletcher (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



28 M. Considine 8 C. Philp 3 J. O'Mahoney













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 27 R. Simmonds 35 K. Bond









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 26 G. Edwards 24 J. Marr
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 16 L. Wilkinson
15 P. O'Brien 34 B. Collins 29 N. Webster 4 T. Allsop











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 B. Considine 17 J. McGreevy 21 J. MacDonald













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale