1942 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1942 between Essendon and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Essendon (8.8.56) were defeated by Richmond (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 5 September 1942
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 8.8.56 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 3 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Richmond 2 . 3 3 . 5 9 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin RICH by 2 RICH by 3 RICH by 23 RICH by 22 RICH by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 1 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
30 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
14 Leehane, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 5 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 5 ?
5 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
33 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
29 Randall, Brian ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Steele, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 12

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