1940 VFL Round 3: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Hugh Torney captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Essendon
H. Torney (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, B. Green, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Smith, R. Watts
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), G. Bates, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, H. Gray, J. Hacker, W. Harris, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, S. Patterson, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, K. Smith
Essendon (12.14.86) defeated South Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Bryce (3), B. Green (3), T. Reynolds (3), L. Begley (2), M. Exelby
South Melbourne: O. Evans (6), G. Collard, H. Gray, J. McKenzie, A. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.14.86 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | SMLB by 4 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Hugh Torney
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||