1941 VFL Round 14: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1941 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1941 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Jack Knight captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Knight.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Smith, H. Torney

St Kilda
J. Knight (capt.), J. Bray, J. Cliff, B. Flegg, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, M. Hines, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, D. McGrath, L. Meek, K. Miller, A. Robertson, C. Shields, S. Tormey, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

Essendon (16.17.113) defeated St Kilda (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), J. Cassin (3), M. Exelby (2), L. Griggs (2), J. Caesar, E. Coward, C. Lambert, D. Reynolds
St Kilda: J. Bray, R. Garvin, M. Hines, J. Knight, J. Lowry, K. Miller

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 2 August 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 16.17.113 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 7 . 6 12 . 12 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
St Kilda 3 . 2 4 . 7 6 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin STKL by 4 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 64 ESSE by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Knight (St Kilda)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Knight (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 3 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 2 ?
26 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 2 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 Lambert, Chris ? ? 1 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 5 ?
2 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 17

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Bray, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Flegg, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 1 ?
34 Hines, Marcus ? ? 1 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 McGrath, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 1 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
36 Tormey, Stan ? ? 0 ?
29 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 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