1942 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1942 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1942 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, C. Bradley, T. Cordner, F. Deayton, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, L. Gibbs, J. Heal, A. La Fontaine, G. Lenne, H. McPherson, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, N. Smith, D. Walsh
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, A. Hird, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
Melbourne (14.20.104) defeated Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), R. Baggott (3), A. Rodda (3), N. Smith (3), P. Beames
Essendon: G. Lane (4), T. Reynolds (4), N. Betson, M. Dimble, L. Griggs, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Allen
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Heal, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||