1940 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1940 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, L. Jones, J. Maher, C. McLean, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, H. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Melbourne (17.20.122) defeated Essendon (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), J. Mueller (4), N. Smith (3), M. Gibb (2), L. Jones (2), S. Anderson, R. Dowsing
Essendon: T. Bryce (2), M. Exelby (2), N. Betson, J. Caesar, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,640
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 20 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||