1944 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1944 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1944 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Jack Butcher captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), J. Altmann, T. Arklay, L. Barclay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, P. Leahy, B. McHenry, J. Munday, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, R. Hill, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, A. Randall, T. Reynolds, A. Shaw, N. Smith, H. Tonkes
Geelong (10.12.72) were defeated by Essendon (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (4), P. Leahy (2), T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, B. McHenry, W. Southern
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), R. Powell (3), G. Lane (2), T. Reynolds (2), R. Hill, D. Reynolds, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
8,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Butcher
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Altmann, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Shaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||