1938 VFL Round 1: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1938 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), T. Bryce, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, B. Hall, F. Kelly, B. Luff, L. Maynes, N. McDermott, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, N. Smith, H. Torney, L. Wallace, R. Watts
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, B. Flett, R. Garvin, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, K. Mackie, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, L. Smith, S. Snell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson
Essendon (17.17.119) defeated St Kilda (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (6), D. Reynolds (4), N. McDermott (2), L. Webster (2), M. Exelby, H. Torney, R. Watts
St Kilda: A. Clarke (4), L. Smith (3), K. Mackie (2), B. Mohr (2), R. Fisher
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Fisher, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Flett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mackie, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 13 | |||