1941 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1941 between Essendon and Richmond during round 4 of the 1941 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Evans, M. Exelby, K. Forsyth, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney, S. Wilson
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, K. O'Neill, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, B. Waldron
Essendon (15.14.104) defeated Richmond (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (5), T. Reynolds (3), T. Bryce (2), M. Exelby (2), G. Abbott, P. Bushby, L. Griggs
Richmond: J. Titus (5), B. Bawden (2), J. Dyer (2), D. Harris (2), L. Merrett (2), J. Quinn
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Forsyth, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||