1940 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1940 between Essendon and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at the MCG. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.

Essendon (13.14.92) defeated Geelong (10.14.74).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 September 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,187

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 13.14.92 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 4 11 . 10 12 . 11 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Geelong 3 . 2 5 . 3 8 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 43 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Allan Everett (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 4 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 2 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 3 ?
23 Smith, Max ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 3 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 1 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Muller, Nick ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Taylor, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s