1941 VFL Round 17: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1941 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1941 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, L. Begley, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, H. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, R. Thomas, H. Torney
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, B. Deans, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, A. Linden, A. Mullenger, J. Mulligan, I. Palmer, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor
Essendon (12.23.95) defeated South Melbourne (7.4.46).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), J. Cassin (3), T. Bryce (2), G. Abbott, L. Griggs, G. Lane
South Melbourne: G. Collard (3), A. Benison, B. Deans, H. Jasper, J. Mulligan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.23.95 - 7.4.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 23 | 12 | . | 23 | (95) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | (46) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Thomas, Ritchie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 23 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mulligan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Palmer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 4 | |||