1940 VFL Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1940 between Melbourne and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Jones, W. Lock, C. McLean, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, E. Plummer, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Melbourne (12.18.90) defeated Essendon (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Rodda (3), N. Smith (3), R. Baggott (2), J. Mueller (2), P. Beames, A. La Fontaine
Essendon: T. Bryce (4), R. Watts (3), M. Exelby (2), L. Griggs (2), D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Richmond in the grand final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,348
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 13 | |||