1944 VFL Preliminary Final: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1944 between Richmond and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
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.), B. Bawden, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, B. Edwards, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Griggs, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, I. McIvor, E. Plummer, R. Powell, A. Randall, N. Smith, J. Symons, H. Tonkes
Richmond (16.12.108) defeated Essendon (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (9), F. Burge (3), B. Randall (2), B. Bawden, B. Wilson
Essendon: P. Bushby (3), R. Powell (3), D. Reynolds (3), B. Hutchison, I. McIvor, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond faced Fitzroy in the grand final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
38,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | RICH by 45 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 48 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 21 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||