1954 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1954 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 1 of the 1954 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Ted Fletcher 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:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, M. Considine
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, W. Holyoak
Centre:
N. Pearson, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Peck, I. Egerton, P. O'Brien
Forward:
K. Coghlan, N. Voigt, A. Woodley
Follower:
T. Fletcher (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
P. Cash, J. Peck
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, K. Bradley, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Hawthorn (8.13.61) were defeated by Essendon (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: R. Simmonds (3), K. Coghlan (2), G. Peck, N. Voigt, L. Wilkinson
Essendon: J. Coleman (10), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2)
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 19 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Cash, Pat | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Holyoak, Warren | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
J. Peck replaced M. Considine during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
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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| 24 | A. Woodley | 17 | N. Voigt | 6 | K. Coghlan | 10 | J. Kennedy | 23 | J. Peck | ||||||
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| 29 | W. Holyoak | 8 | C. Philp | 35 | N. Maginness |
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| 28 | M. Considine | 14 | L. Crane | 12 | A. Hughes |
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