1939 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between Essendon and Geelong during round 15 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, G. Goldin, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Regan, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, P. Leahy, G. Mahon, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, P. Taylor
Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Geelong (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), R. Watts (3), L. Begley (2), K. Hardiman (2), D. Reynolds (2), G. Goldin
Geelong: G. Dougherty (2), J. Knight (2), N. Glenister, D. Rankin
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Goldin, Godfrey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rankin, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 11 | |||