1941 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1941 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1941 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Findlay captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, G. Brock, L. Crosbie, S. Dyer, B. Geary, B. Gerrand, J. Harrison, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, T. Roulent, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, G. Willis
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, M. Exelby, F. Green, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, R. Smith
North Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Essendon (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), B. Findlay (3), S. Dyer (2), G. Kennedy (2), J. Allister
Essendon: G. Abbott (6), C. Lambert (3), N. Betson (2), M. Exelby (2), T. Reynolds (2), E. Coward, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
12.14.86 - 17.8.110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Port
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brock, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Geary, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Gerrand, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 8 | |||