1941 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1941 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, S. Heal, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, G. Lane, D. Molloy, E. Plummer, T. Regan, T. Reynolds, H. Torney
Melbourne (16.17.113) defeated Essendon (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), R. Baggott (3), M. Gibb (2), J. Mueller (2), P. Beames, R. Dowsing, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
Essendon: N. Betson (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Bryce, E. Coward, J. Evans, T. Reynolds, H. Torney
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,559
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||