1940 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1940 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1940 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), S. Brown, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Whitfield
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, L. Griggs, H. Lambert, G. Lane, B. Luff, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, M. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
South Melbourne (9.6.60) defeated Essendon (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: O. Evans (2), J. Graham (2), N. Matthews (2), G. Collard, L. Reiffel, R. Richards
Essendon: G. Lane (2), R. Watts (2), J. Cassin, T. Reynolds, S. Wilson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
9.6.60 - 7.16.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 2 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brown, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Smith, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 16 | |||