1943 VFL 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 VFL season.
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
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, J. Broadstock, R. Durham, D. Harris, R. Hunt, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, R. Steele, G. Styles, B. Waldron
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, G. Langley, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, H. Torney
Richmond (9.17.71) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Bawden (2), D. Harris (2), R. Quinn (2), L. Ablett, A. Brannan, B. Randall
Essendon: K. Rawle (4), L. Dearle (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Reynolds (2), J. Cassin, E. Coward, B. Hutchison
As a result of this match, Richmond faced Fitzroy in the preliminary final and Essendon faced Richmond in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,100
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
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||