1940 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1940 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, H. Lambert, G. Lane, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, B. Power, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Essendon (13.17.95) defeated Footscray (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Bryce (4), G. Lane (3), T. Reynolds (3), D. Reynolds (2), R. Watts
Footscray: P. Cahill (3), J. Ryan (3), A. Collins (2), B. Ryan (2), T. Ellis, H. Hickey, J. Miller
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 7 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||