1968 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1968 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1968 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, L. McGie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, P. Sproule, J. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin, I. Bremner, K. Beck
Half-back:
R. Poole, N. Bussell, D. Jenkins
Centre:
R. Wilson, D. Meagher, V. Crowe
Half-forward:
R. Olsson, G. Arthur (capt.), P. Tolson
Forward:
J. Gardner, P. Hudson, J. Fisher
Follower:
M. Blood, D. Scott, P. Crimmins
Sub.:
P. Chilton, J. Smith
Essendon (26.16.172) defeated Hawthorn (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: I. Anderson (7), P. Sproule (5), A. Noonan (4), J. Ellis (3), K. Fraser (3), B. Greenwood (2), T. Fordham, C. Payne
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (10), R. Olsson (2), P. Crimmins, J. Fisher, D. Meagher
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Monday 15 April 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,940
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 26 | . | 16 | 26 | . | 16 | (172) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 73 | ESSE by 73 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 16 | 303 | 241 | 62 | 65 | 37 | 23 | 29 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Blood, Michael | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Bussell, Norm | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Chilton, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Crimmins, Peter | RO↓ | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Crowe, Vin | WR | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fisher, John | FPR | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Gardner, John | FPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Hudson, Peter | FF | ? | 10 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Jenkins, Dennis | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | C | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | HFFL | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Scott, Don | RR | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Smith, Jim | SUB | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tolson, Paul | HFFR | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Wilson, Ray | WL | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | 247 | 212 | 35 | 61 | 57 | 29 | 23 | |||
P. Chilton replaced P. Crimmins during the third 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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| 27 | D. Parkin | 20 | I. Bremner | 4 | K. Beck |
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| 29 | R. Poole | 16 | N. Bussell | 13 | D. Jenkins |
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| 10 | R. Wilson | 30 | D. Meagher | 22 | V. Crowe |
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| 25 | R. Olsson | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 11 | P. Tolson | 5 | P. Crimmins |
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| 14 | J. Gardner | 26 | P. Hudson | 6 | J. Fisher |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||