1941 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1941 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 8 of the 1941 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Jack Regan captained the hosts with Phonse Kyne as vice-captain. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), P. Kyne (vice-capt.), N. Campbell, J. Green, G. Hocking, D. Knott, L. Main, J. McHale, H. Mears, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, C. Newman, B. Noonan, N. Oliver, A. Pannam, L. Richards, T. Ryan, M. Whelan, A. Williams

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Regan, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney, S. Wilson

Collingwood (8.12.60) defeated Essendon (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Main (2), A. Pannam (2), J. Green, P. Kyne, J. McHale, H. Mears
Essendon: F. Green (2), G. Lane (2), T. Bryce, J. Cassin, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 June 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 8.12.60 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 5 . 6 6 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Essendon 2 . 4 3 . 5 5 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin ESSE by 8 COLL by 13 COLL by 7 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Jack Regan (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
31 Green, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Knott, Dan ? ? 0 ?
2 Kyne, Phonse (vc) ? ? 1 ?
13 Main, Les ? ? 2 ?
17 McHale, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
16 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
19 Newman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Noonan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Oliver, Norm ? ? 0 ?
22 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
1 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
29 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
16 Evans, Joe ? ? 0 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 2 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
11 Regan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 10

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