1954 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1954 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1954 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.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, A. Woodley
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, R. Simmonds
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, P. Kanis
Half-forward:
W. Nash, C. Thompson, P. O'Brien
Forward:
A. Fanning, J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Follower:
T. Fletcher (capt.), J. Kennedy, F. Considine
Sub.:
P. Cash, K. White
Essendon (13.16.94) defeated Hawthorn (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), J. Gamble (2), J. Towner (2), S. Booth, J. Clarke, L. Mann, H. Mitchell
Hawthorn: J. Peck (3), K. Coghlan, F. Considine, W. Nash, C. Thompson, L. Wilkinson, A. Woodley
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 14 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cash, Pat | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Considine, Frank | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Fanning, Alan | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Nash, Wally | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
K. White replaced P. Kanis during the first quarter.
P. Cash replaced R. Simmonds 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 24 | A. Woodley |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 8 | C. Philp | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 18 | P. Kanis |
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| 36 | W. Nash | 20 | C. Thompson | 15 | P. O'Brien | 37 | F. Considine |
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| 38 | A. Fanning | 23 | J. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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