1940 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1940 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, G. Jones, R. Kimberley, J. Maher, J. Mueller, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Essendon (18.17.125) defeated Melbourne (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Exelby (6), T. Reynolds (5), R. Watts (3), L. Begley, F. Green, D. Reynolds, H. Torney
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), J. Mueller (3), M. Gibb (2), A. La Fontaine (2), N. Smith (2), K. Truscott (2), P. Beames, R. Kimberley
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Boundary Umpire:
K. Creighton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||