1940 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1940 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, I. McIvor, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, B. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, A. Knott, D. Murray, A. Ruthven, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Betson (2), T. Bryce (2), R. Watts (2), J. Cassin, M. Exelby, G. Lane, T. Reynolds
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (5), B. Clay, M. Hearn, A. Knott, A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||