1943 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1943 between Essendon and Footscray during round 5 of the 1943 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, E. Coward, B. Drummond, M. Exelby, J. Farrell, L. Gardiner, F. Green, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, J. Gray, R. Grove, W. Harris, B. Houston, L. McCankie, T. McMahon, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, K. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Essendon (16.10.106) were defeated by Footscray (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Farrell (4), G. Lane (3), K. Rawle (3), B. Brittingham (2), M. Exelby (2), D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds
Footscray: A. Collins (7), G. Dougherty (3), M. Dudley (2), B. McTaggart (2), A. Olliver, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Farrell, Jimmy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McMahon, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Palmer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 18 | |||