1940 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1940 between Footscray and Essendon during round 2 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, J. May, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, M. Smith, R. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts
Footscray (17.9.111) defeated Essendon (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (5), J. Thoms (4), J. Ryan (3), J. May (2), A. Olliver (2), A. Collins
Essendon: C. Lambert (4), M. Exelby (2), T. Reynolds (2), D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | May, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Smith, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||