1944 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between Essendon and Richmond during round 3 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Elton Plummer captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Elton Plummer and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
E. Plummer (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Drummond, R. Finn, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, B. Harper, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, T. Reynolds, N. Smith, J. Symons
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, K. Cook, K. Curran, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Taylor, B. Waldron
Essendon (16.14.110) were defeated by Richmond (22.19.151).
Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Dearle (3), T. Reynolds (3), B. Drummond (2), R. Finn (2), B. Harper (2), P. Bushby, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, N. Smith
Richmond: D. Harris (10), K. Curran (3), L. Taylor (3), J. Dyer (2), R. Quinn (2), B. Bawden, B. Edwards
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 19 | (151) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | RICH by 40 | RICH by 40 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Elton Plummer
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Elton Plummer
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 19 | |||