1943 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1943 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round one of the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon (18.9.117) defeated South Melbourne (13.14.92).
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.9.117 - 13.14.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | SMLB by 19 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Herbie MatthewsCoach: Joe Kelly
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hazelwood, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Leith, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Patterson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||