1942 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1942 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1942 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Findlay captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, F. Anderson, J. Bennett, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Foote, A. Hamilton, J. Harrison, K. Hurley, H. Jones, D. Kemp, A. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, S. Slater, R. Smith, A. Stewart
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, J. Evans, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, T. Leehane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell
North Melbourne (5.8.38) were defeated by Essendon (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (2), J. Allister, B. Findlay, A. Stewart
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), D. Reynolds (2), B. Hutchison, G. Lane, T. Leehane
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
4,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
5.8.38 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hurley, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Montgomery, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Stewart, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 16 | |||