1971 VFL Round 12: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1971 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 12 of the 1971 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
David Parkin captained the hosts with Peter Crimmins as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin (capt.), K. Moore, L. Hawken
Half-back:
I. Bremner, P. Knights, N. Bussell
Centre:
D. Meagher, G. Angus, C. Grummisch
Half-forward:
B. Keddie, A. Martello, R. Day
Forward:
L. Matthews, P. Hudson, K. Heath
Follower:
D. Scott, B. Stevenson, P. Crimmins (vice-capt.)
Sub.:
M. Moncrieff, L. Rice
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, R. McFarlane, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, R. Smith, P. Sproule, A. Wilson
Hawthorn (14.20.104) defeated Essendon (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (6), A. Martello (2), I. Bremner, P. Crimmins, R. Day, B. Keddie, L. Matthews, D. Meagher
Essendon: D. Gross (4), E. Lake (2), R. McFarlane (2), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,219
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 26 | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 33 | HWTH by 33 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
David Parkin
(Hawthorn),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Peter Crimmins
(Hawthorn),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 33 | Angus, Geoff | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | HBFL | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Bussell, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Crimmins, Peter (vc) | RO | ? | 1 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Day, Robert | HFFR | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Grummisch, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Hawken, Les | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Heath, Kevin | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hudson, Peter | FF | ? | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Keddie, Bob | HFFL | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | CHF | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Matthews, Leigh | FPL | ? | 1 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | WL | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | SUB | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Parkin, David (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rice, Leon | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Scott, Don | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Stevenson, Bruce | RR | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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| Total (20 players) | 14 | 20 | 317 | 269 | 48 | 76 | 32 | 32 | 42 | |||
L. Rice replaced K. Heath during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | McFarlane, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | 268 | 223 | 45 | 75 | 23 | 42 | 32 | |||
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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