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

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 18.12.120 - 11.13.79

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

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