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.
Tom Arklay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (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, H. Torney
Geelong
T. Arklay (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, J. Sellwood, 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)
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 | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||