1942 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1942 between Footscray and Essendon during round 2 of the 1942 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Yarraville Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), N. Chisholm, A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, R. Grove, W. Harris, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, W. Shearer, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Footscray (12.16.88) were defeated by Essendon (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Houston (4), J. Ryan (3), A. Collins (2), R. Grove, W. Shearer, N. Ware
Essendon: T. Bryce (5), G. Lane (4), T. Reynolds (3), J. Cassin, H. Torney
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Yarraville Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||