1944 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1944 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 7 of the 1944 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Pat Fricker captained the hosts with, in the absence of Alan Williams, deputy vice-captain Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
Elton Plummer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Elton Plummer.
Collingwood
P. Fricker (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, M. Boyall, J. Burns, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, B. Galbally, K. Herbert, J. McHale, H. Mears, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, A. Robbins, T. Ryan, J. Synon, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Essendon
E. Plummer (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, R. Finn, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, B. Harper, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Kennedy, S. Silk, N. Smith, B. Syme
Collingwood (12.21.93) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Mears (5), M. Boyall (3), K. Wade (2), B. Galbally, L. Richards
Essendon: G. Abbott (3), R. Finn (2), L. Dearle, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
12.21.93 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | COLL by 34 | COLL by 38 | COLL by 43 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Captains:
Pat Fricker
(Collingwood),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fricker, Pat (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Galbally, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Herbert, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Robbins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Synon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Kennedy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||