1941 VFL Round 2: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1941 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1941 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, K. Forsyth, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
North Melbourne
D. Abikhair, J. Adamson, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, O. Parks, T. Roulent, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, G. Willis, R. Wynd
Essendon (22.13.145) defeated North Melbourne (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (7), D. Reynolds (4), M. Exelby (3), L. Griggs (3), G. Lane (3), J. Cassin (2)
North Melbourne: S. Murray (8), B. Findlay (3), G. Kennedy (2), D. Kemp, F. Stubbs, G. Willis
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
22.13.145 - 16.12.108
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 13 | (145) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | NMLB by 32 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 28 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Boundary Umpire:
T. Doolan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Forsyth, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 13 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Wynd, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||