Windy Hill · Sat 16 Apr 1949, 1:30pm AEST
Essendon beat Hawthorn 18.12 (120) to 9.3 (57) in the 1949 Round 1 at Windy Hill on Sat 16 Apr 1949.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1949, Round 1 |
| Venue | Windy Hill |
| Bounce | Sat 16 Apr 1949, 1:30pm AEST |
| Essendon | 18.12 (120) |
| Hawthorn | 9.3 (57) |
| Result | Essendon by 63 points |