1942 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1942 between Richmond and Essendon in the grand final of the 1942 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Burge, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, B. Hay, D. Martin, L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Randall, J. Reilly, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, T. Leehane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
Richmond (11.13.79) were defeated by Essendon (19.18.132).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (3), J. Dyer (2), J. Titus (2), B. Hay, D. Martin, L. Merrett, B. Randall
Essendon: G. Lane (6), D. Reynolds (4), J. Cassin (3), L. Dearle (2), M. Exelby (2), G. Abbott, T. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Essendon were the premiers and Richmond were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1942
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
49,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
T. Nicholson,
L. Whyte
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Hay, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Martin, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 18 | |||