1943 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1943 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1943 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Jack Regan captained the visitors with Alby Pannam as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, B. Drummond, M. Exelby, J. Farrell, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, N. Smith, H. Torney

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), A. Pannam (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, L. Hustler, D. Knott, J. McHale, H. Mears, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, C. Reid, L. Richards, P. Ryan, F. Stabb, K. Wade, T. Wallis, A. Williams, G. Wilson

Essendon (15.13.103) defeated Collingwood (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Drummond (5), D. Reynolds (4), G. Lane (3), B. Hutchison (2), J. Farrell
Collingwood: J. McHale (2), A. Pannam (2), L. Richards (2), L. Hustler, A. Williams

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 June 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 15.13.103 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Collingwood 0 . 3 3 . 7 7 . 11 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin ESSE by 32 ESSE by 31 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Regan (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Alby Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Drummond, Bob ? ? 5 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
18 Farrell, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
11 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 2 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 4 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
28 Silk, Sid ? ? 0 ?
24 Smith, Noel ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 13

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
10 Hustler, Len ? ? 1 ?
Knott, Dan ? ? 0 ?
15 McHale, John ? ? 2 ?
26 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
2 Pannam, Alby (vc) ? ? 2 ?
1 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Reid, Clive ? ? 0 ?
19 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
20 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
17 Stabb, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan ? ? 1 ?
23 Wilson, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s