1942 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1942 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1942 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. In the absence of Phonse Kyne, deputy vice-captain Alby Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Dimble, M. Edwards, J. Evans, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, E. Plummer, H. Torney

Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), J. Burns, P. Busbridge, N. Campbell, R. Carruthers, M. Donohue, M. Holten, L. Main, H. Mears, K. Milte, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, D. Negri, R. Ryan, R. Smith, K. Wade, T. Wallis, A. Williams, G. Wilson

Essendon (11.17.83) defeated Collingwood (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Betson (4), B. Hutchison (2), G. Abbott, J. Cassin, M. Dimble, M. Exelby, H. Torney
Collingwood: A. Pannam (3), M. Holten (2), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, L. Main, K. Wade

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 15 August 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 11.17.83 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 5 6 . 7 8 . 11 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Collingwood 1 . 2 3 . 7 4 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Alby Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 4 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Dimble, Murray ? ? 1 ?
23 Edwards, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
16 Evans, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
30 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 2 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
14 Leehane, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Burns, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Busbridge, Phil ? ? 0 ?
7 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
30 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 1 ?
23 Donohue, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Holten, Mac ? ? 2 ?
15 Main, Les ? ? 1 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Milte, Keith ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
14 Negri, Des ? ? 0 ?
25 Pannam, Alby (ac) ? ? 3 ?
27 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
26 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Wade, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
16 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s