1941 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1941 between Essendon and Geelong during round 9 of the 1941 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts with Hugh Torney as vice-captain.
Tom Arklay captained the visitors with Joe Sellwood as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), H. Torney (vice-capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, B. Flanigan, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Regan, T. Reynolds
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Sellwood (vice-capt.), B. Bartlett, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, D. Kearney, J. Knight, M. Nicolson, K. Palmer, P. Taylor, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
Essendon (18.12.120) defeated Geelong (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (7), J. Cassin (5), T. Reynolds (3), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, D. Reynolds
Geelong: M. Glenister (5), L. White (2), T. Arklay, G. Gniel, J. Knight, P. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 4 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Len Metherell
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh Torney
(Essendon),
Joe Sellwood
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Bartlett, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Kearney, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nicolson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Palmer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||