1942 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1942 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, J. Evans, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, G. Lane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, D. Cordner, F. Deayton, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, D. Hewson, A. La Fontaine, G. Lenne, N. Matthews, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, R. Shearer, N. Smith, D. Walsh, R. Wartman
Essendon (25.14.164) defeated Melbourne (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (6), M. Exelby (5), G. Lane (4), J. Cassin (3), T. Bryce (2), L. Dearle (2), D. Reynolds (2), P. Bushby
Melbourne: R. Baggott (4), J. Mueller (3), M. Gibb (2), A. La Fontaine (2), N. Smith (2), P. Beames, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 11 | 25 | . | 14 | 25 | . | 14 | (164) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Boundary Umpire:
G. Kent
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 25 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shearer, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 14 | |||