1941 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1941 between Essendon and Footscray during round 11 of the 1941 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Griggs and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Essendon
G. Abbott, N. Baker, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Evans, B. Flanigan, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, D. Molloy, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Smith
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), B. Crosling, J. De Medici, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, F. Kelly, P. Malbon, J. Malone, J. Miller, A. Morrison, L. Murphy, K. O'Halloran, A. Olliver, B. Power, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Essendon (15.14.104) defeated Footscray (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (6), L. Griggs (5), T. Bryce (3), C. Lambert
Footscray: J. De Medici (2), L. Murphy (2), K. O'Halloran (2), G. Tribe (2), H. Hickey
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Griggs
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malbon, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Malone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||