1943 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1943 between Essendon and Richmond in the grand final of the 1943 VFL season.
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
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, G. Langley, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, L. Cahill, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Hunt, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, R. Steele, B. Waldron
Essendon (11.15.81) were defeated by Richmond (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (7), H. Torney (2), G. Lane, K. Rawle
Richmond: D. Harris (7), J. Dyer (3), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock
As a result of this match, Richmond were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 25 September 1943
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
42,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | RICH by 8 | ESSE by 5 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
C. Dummett,
F. Rooney
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Langley, Gil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cahill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Hunt, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||