1940 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1940 between Geelong and Essendon during round 7 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Laver and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, N. Muller, R. Sceney, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, M. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Geelong (9.13.67) were defeated by Essendon (10.22.82).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (4), T. Arklay, N. Glenister, J. Knight, J. Lynch, R. Sceney
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), T. Bryce (2), P. Bushby (2), W. Buttsworth, R. Watts
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 22 | 10 | . | 22 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Laver
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Muller, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Sceney, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Smith, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 22 | |||