1942 VFL Round 5: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1942 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Bill Findlay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), J. Allister, D. Chirgwin, L. Foote, H. Green, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, T. Long, J. McCorkell, I. McTaggart, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, J. Reid, S. Slater, R. Smith, G. Willis
Essendon (15.19.109) defeated North Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Exelby (3), G. Lane (3), T. Reynolds (3), J. Cassin (2), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, L. Dearle, K. Rawle
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), B. Findlay (3), S. Slater (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.19.109 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Long, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McTaggart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||