1943 VFL Qualifying Round 5: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1943 between Essendon and Richmond during the fifth qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
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, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Edwards, M. Exelby, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, H. Torney
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, J. Broadstock, R. Durham, D. Harris, R. Hunt, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, W. Russell, R. Steele, G. Styles, B. Waldron
Essendon (10.11.71) were defeated by Richmond (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), J. Cassin (2), N. Betson, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Harper, D. Reynolds
Richmond: D. Harris (5), A. Brannan (4), J. Broadstock, R. Hunt, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, R. Quinn
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Edwards, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Brannan, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Hunt, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Styles, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 14 | |||