1941 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1941 between Richmond and Essendon during round 15 of the 1941 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, K. Brooks, J. Cotter, J. Crane, D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Maguire, A. McDonald, P. Nagle, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, G. Tanner
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Baker, G. Bell, N. Betson, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Smith, H. Torney
Richmond (14.11.95) defeated Essendon (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (8), J. Dyer (2), D. Harris (2), P. Nagle, B. Randall
Essendon: D. Reynolds (4), T. Reynolds (3), L. Griggs (2), C. Lambert (2), J. Cassin
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 8 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | RICH by 40 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brooks, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Nagle, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tanner, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||