1943 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1943 between Richmond and Essendon in the second semi final of the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Essendon at Princes Park. 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 (9.17.71) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 September 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,100

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Essendon
Score: 9.17.71 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 3 5 . 8 7 . 12 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Essendon 4 . 1 6 . 6 12 . 14 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin ESSE by 16 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 1 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 2 ?
30 Brannan, Andy ? ? 1 ?
24 Broadstock, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 2 ?
16 Hunt, Ray ? ? 0 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Quinn, Roy ? ? 2 ?
29 Randall, Brian ? ? 1 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Steele, Ray ? ? 0 ?
33 Styles, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 17

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
27 Cockburn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
11 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
18 Langley, Gil ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 4 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 2 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 16

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