1940 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1940 between Essendon and Geelong during round 18 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, J. Hunter, H. Lambert, E. Plummer, M. Smith, H. Torney, S. Wilson
Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, N. Muller, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor
Essendon (16.16.112) defeated Geelong (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Bushby (5), J. Hunter (4), L. Begley (2), T. Bryce (2), J. Cassin, M. Exelby, D. Reynolds
Geelong: G. Dougherty (3), N. Glenister, B. Harwood, A. Muller, P. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Everett
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 18 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Smith, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Muller, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||