1944 VFL Round 18: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Griggs, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, I. McIvor, E. Plummer, R. Powell, A. Randall, A. Shaw, N. Smith, H. Tonkes
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, P. Bourke, T. Crane, J. De Medici, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, P. Grace, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, G. Moloney, R. Richards, J. Williams
Essendon (17.24.126) defeated South Melbourne (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Powell (7), B. Hutchison (3), N. Smith (3), I. McIvor (2), J. Cassin, D. Reynolds
South Melbourne: J. Graham (2), D. Engellenner, R. Hartridge, A. Linden, L. Mangan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.24.126 - 6.8.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 24 | 17 | . | 24 | (126) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Shaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 24 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 26 | Crane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grace, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 8 | |||