1944 VFL Round 17: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1944 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, K. Collicoat, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Griggs, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, I. McIvor, E. Plummer, R. Powell, A. Randall, A. Shaw, N. Smith, H. Tonkes
St Kilda
B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, B. Fyffe, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, P. Morcom, P. Orger, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
Essendon (28.21.189) defeated St Kilda (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Smith (6), L. Dearle (5), J. Cassin (3), B. Hutchison (3), R. Powell (3), D. Reynolds (3), E. Coward (2), I. McIvor (2), G. Abbott
St Kilda: S. Loxton (5), B. Bibby (2), E. McIntyre (2), J. Connelly, P. Morcom, T. Rippon
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 14 | 28 | . | 21 | 28 | . | 21 | (189) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 83 | ESSE by 106 | ESSE by 106 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Collicoat, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Shaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 18 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 28 | 21 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bermingham, Brem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Fyffe, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Morcom, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 35 | Orger, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||