1944 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1944 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 6 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Elton Plummer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Elton Plummer.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, R. Gracie, J. Hall, J. Kelly, D. Kerley, A. Killigrew, C. Lamborn, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Essendon
E. Plummer (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, R. Finn, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Kennedy, G. Lane, A. Randall, S. Silk, N. Smith, B. Syme
St Kilda (9.17.71) drew with Essendon (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: W. Armour (4), S. Loxton (2), J. Connelly, E. McIntyre, C. Vontom
Essendon: N. Smith (3), G. Lane (2), L. Dearle, M. Dimble, L. Griggs, R. Kennedy
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | STKL by 12 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 6 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Kerley, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lamborn, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kennedy, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||