1943 VFL Qualifying Round 2: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1943 between Essendon and Fitzroy during the second qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
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, E. Plummer, R. Powell, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, H. Torney
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Calverley, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, V. Doherty, L. Dyring, B. Fyffe, L. Gemmell, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, A. Hearn, M. Hearn, M. Horan, B. McHenry, W. Miller, D. Murray, H. Winberg, S. Wright
Essendon (11.24.90) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Torney (6), R. Powell (2), J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, D. Reynolds
Fitzroy: J. Hallahan (2), B. McHenry (2), W. Miller (2), B. Calverley, B. Fyffe
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 24 | 11 | . | 24 | (90) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | level | level | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 24 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fyffe, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hearn, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||