1943 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1943 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1943 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Drummond, M. Edwards, M. Exelby, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, F. Deayton, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, D. Heywood, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, C. Newman, D. Walsh
Essendon (9.16.70) were defeated by Melbourne (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (5), N. Betson, B. Drummond, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), M. Gibb (3), B. Herbert (3), F. Deayton, D. Heywood
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Edwards, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||