1944 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1944 between Essendon and Footscray during round 10 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, R. Finn, L. Griggs, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, N. Smith, B. Syme, J. Vinall
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, A. Collins, M. Dudley, H. Esse, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, B. Wood
Essendon (14.16.100) defeated Footscray (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (3), R. Powell (3), N. Smith (3), B. Hutchison (2), N. Betson, P. Bushby, D. Reynolds
Footscray: B. Wood (3), G. Tribe (2), A. Benison, A. Collins, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Vinall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||