1970 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1970 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
David Parkin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, W. Headlam, E. Lake, J. May, C. Payne, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, R. Thompson
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin (capt.), K. Heath, L. Hawken
Half-back:
L. Morton, P. Knights, N. Bussell
Centre:
G. Angus, D. Meagher, L. Rice
Half-forward:
M. Porter, A. Martello, B. Keddie
Forward:
G. Smith, P. Hudson, R. Wilson
Follower:
D. Scott, N. Ferguson, L. Matthews
Sub.:
I. Bremner, B. Stevenson
Essendon (9.8.62) were defeated by Hawthorn (21.4.130).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (2), P. Daniel, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, W. Headlam, D. McKenzie, P. Sproule
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (8), B. Keddie (3), L. Matthews (3), G. Smith (3), A. Martello (2), R. Wilson (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,054
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Hawthorn | 7 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 1 | 18 | . | 4 | 21 | . | 4 | 21 | . | 4 | (130) |
| Margin | HWTH by 29 | HWTH by 20 | HWTH by 59 | HWTH by 68 | HWTH by 68 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
David Parkin
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 55 | May, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Thompson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | 300 | 253 | 47 | 60 | 22 | 53 | 41 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 33 | Angus, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | SUB | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bussell, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Ferguson, Neil | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Hawken, Les | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Heath, Kevin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Hudson, Peter | FF | ? | 8 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Keddie, Bob | HFFR | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | CHF | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Matthews, Leigh | RO | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Morton, Lance | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Parkin, David (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Porter, Michael | HFFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Rice, Leon | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Scott, Don | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 11 |
| 22 | Smith, Geoff | FPL | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Stevenson, Bruce | SUB | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wilson, Ray | FPR | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 4 | 310 | 256 | 54 | 70 | 32 | 41 | 53 | |||
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 (c) | 8 | K. Heath | 18 | L. Hawken |
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| 37 | L. Morton | 24 | P. Knights | 16 | N. Bussell |
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| 33 | G. Angus | 30 | D. Meagher | 13 | L. Rice |
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| 9 | M. Porter | 14 | A. Martello | 2 | B. Keddie | 32 | L. Matthews |
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| 22 | G. Smith | 26 | P. Hudson | 10 | R. Wilson |
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