1940 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season.
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
P. Kyne (capt.), D. Balfour, C. Campbell, N. Campbell, H. Collier, S. Dawson, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, J. Knight, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, C. Newman, A. Pannam, M. Whelan, A. Williams, K. Williams, B. Woods
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, B. Luff, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, M. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Collingwood (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: S. Dawson (5), H. Collier (2), A. Williams (2), D. Balfour, D. Fothergill, H. Naismith
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), P. Bushby (2), D. Reynolds (2), J. Cassin, E. Coward
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||