1942 VFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1942 between Essendon and South Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon "hosted" South Melbourne at Princes Park.
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, 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
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, V. Castles, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, K. Smith, D. Taylor, H. Traynor, L. White, J. Williams
Essendon (19.10.124) defeated South Melbourne (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (4), T. Leehane (4), T. Reynolds (4), B. Hutchison (2), D. Reynolds (2), G. Abbott, J. Cassin, L. Dearle
South Melbourne: L. White (9), V. Castles (2), A. Benison, J. Graham, H. Traynor
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Richmond in the grand final and South Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
26,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.10.124 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 5 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||