1940 VFL Season Round 6: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Collingwood and Essendon during round six of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. In the absence of Jack Regan, vice-captain Phonse Kyne captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (11.17.83).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 1 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 12.13.85 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 2 7 . 9 8 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Essendon 4 . 4 6 . 8 10 . 12 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin ESSE by 14 COLL by 7 ESSE by 14 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Collingwood

Captain: Phonse Kyne (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Balfour, Don ? ? 1 ?
29 Campbell, Colin ? ? 0 ?
3 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 5 ?
5 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Fothergill, Des ? ? 1 ?
7 Fricker, Pat ? ? 0 ?
13 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Kyne, Phonse (ac) ? ? 0 ?
16 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
17 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Naismith, Herb ? ? 1 ?
19 Newman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Pannam, Alby ? ? 0 ?
26 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
27 Williams, Alan ? ? 2 ?
36 Williams, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Begley, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 2 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
18 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 5 ?
23 Smith, Max ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s