1944 VFL Season Round 9: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1944 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round nine of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Fitzroy (12.11.83) drew with Essendon (11.17.83).

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 1 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy drew with Essendon
Score: 12.11.83 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Essendon 3 . 4 6 . 10 7 . 11 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 12 FITZ by 2 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
34 Clay, Ivor ? ? 1 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
25 Hill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Horan, Monty ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Lancaster, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 11

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 ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
16 Finn, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Healy, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 4 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Ray ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Smith, Noel ? ? 2 ?
34 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s