1942 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1942 between Essendon and Richmond during round 6 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Merrett, J. Reilly, W. Russell, J. Scott, S. Searl, G. Smeaton, J. Sullivan, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Essendon (10.17.77) defeated Richmond (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (3), T. Bryce (2), T. Reynolds (2), H. Torney (2), D. Reynolds
Richmond: D. Harris (3), A. Brannan (2), B. Bawden, J. Dyer, I. Hull, W. Russell, J. Sullivan, J. Titus
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Brannan, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Searl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||