1943 VFL Qualifying Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1943 between Footscray and Essendon during the fourth qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, P. Cahill, N. Chisholm, G. Dougherty, J. Greenham, G. Hale, P. Hand, D. Kennedy, J. Law, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, G. Langley, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, S. Silk, N. Smith, H. Torney
Footscray (9.10.64) defeated Essendon (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Dougherty (2), B. McTaggart (2), J. Ryan (2), P. Cahill, J. Law, J. Thoms
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), M. Exelby, G. Lane, K. Rawle
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 4 | ESSE by 5 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Law, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 15 | |||