1941 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1941 between Melbourne and Essendon in the grand final of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, G. Daly, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, S. Heal, W. Lewis, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, H. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Regan, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Melbourne (19.13.127) defeated Essendon (13.20.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (6), J. Mueller (3), N. Smith (3), R. Wartman (2), S. Anderson, G. Daly, A. Dullard, M. Gibb, J. O'Keefe
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), T. Bryce (2), D. Reynolds (2), G. Abbott, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, G. Lane, T. Regan, H. Torney
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 September 1941
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
79,687
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Margin | MELB by 35 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
R. Treloar,
W. Wetenhall
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 20 | |||