1942 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1942 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, G. Lane, T. Leehane, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, J. Gibby, R. Grove, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, V. Nankervis, A. Olliver, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Essendon (15.12.102) defeated Footscray (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (4), T. Reynolds (4), T. Leehane (2), D. Reynolds (2), N. Betson, M. Dimble, M. Exelby
Footscray: V. Nankervis (3), N. Ware (3), J. Gibby (2), A. Collins, W. Shearer
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gibby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||