1944 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1944 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, R. Hall, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, K. Levey, W. Lewis, C. McLean, J. Minnis, C. Newman, B. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Griggs, J. Henry, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, T. Reynolds, A. Shaw, N. Smith
Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Essendon (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Downey (2), W. Lewis (2), B. Scanlan (2), G. Archibald, P. Beames, D. Cordner, R. Dowsing, N. Smith
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), R. Powell (3), L. Dearle (2), P. Bushby, J. Cassin, J. Cockburn, B. Hutchison, G. Lane
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Henry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Shaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 14 | |||