1940 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1940 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 10 of the 1940 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
J. Cliff, E. Cranage, C. Curyer, R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, L. Maskell, K. Miller, T. O'Brien, D. Rayment, C. Riordan, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
St Kilda (14.18.102) were defeated by Essendon (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Kelly (5), D. Rayment (3), A. Weiss (3), C. Curyer (2), T. O'Brien
Essendon: R. Watts (6), T. Bryce (4), T. Reynolds (2), N. Betson, J. Caesar, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | STKL by 25 | STKL by 25 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cranage, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Maskell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||