1941 VFL Semi Final 1: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1941 between Richmond and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1941 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
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, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, P. Nagle, M. O'Connell, B. Perkins, J. Quinn, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, H. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, R. Thomas, H. Torney
Richmond (11.15.81) were defeated by Essendon (21.9.135).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (3), D. Harris (2), B. Randall (2), B. Bawden, J. Dyer, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell
Essendon: G. Lane (5), T. Reynolds (5), T. Bryce (4), L. Griggs (4), J. Cassin (2), G. Abbott
As a result of this match, Richmond were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Essendon faced Carlton in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,368
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 9 | (135) |
| Margin | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 54 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Nagle, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Thomas, Ritchie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 9 | |||