1943 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1943 between Richmond and Essendon during round 4 of the 1943 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, N. Doherty, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, B. McIlveen, L. Merrett, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, J. Scott, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, J. Titus
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, J. Farrell, L. Gardiner, F. Green, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Richmond (11.18.84) were defeated by Essendon (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (4), B. Randall (2), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Dyer, J. Scott, J. Titus
Essendon: J. Farrell (4), K. Rawle (3), D. Reynolds (2), T. Reynolds (2), H. Torney (2), P. Bushby
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 5 | RICH by 22 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
C. Munton
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Brannan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McIlveen, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Farrell, Jimmy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 13 | |||