1942 VFL Round 11: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1942 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
South Melbourne
A. Benison, J. Butcher, V. Castles, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, B. Golding, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, E. Huxtable, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, D. Martin, A. Mullenger, K. Smith, L. Tetley, L. White
Essendon (10.15.75) defeated South Melbourne (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), M. Dimble (2), G. Pattinson (2), M. Exelby, G. Lane, H. Torney
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), J. Graham (2), L. White (2), A. Benison
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.15.75 - 8.7.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Golding, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Martin, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tetley, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 7 | |||