1944 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1944 between Essendon and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. 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 (14.17.101) defeated Footscray (8.4.52).

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 9 September 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 24,542

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Footscray
Score: 14.17.101 - 8.4.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 7 . 6 8 . 6 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Footscray 1 . 1 1 . 1 7 . 4 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 49 ESSE by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Footscray

Captain: Arthur Olliver
Coach: Arthur Olliver

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

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 ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 3 ?
20 Griggs, Les ? ? 1 ?
11 Healy, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
33 McIvor, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Ray ? ? 2 ?
2 Randall, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 4 ?
24 Smith, Noel ? ? 3 ?
18 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 17

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Chalmers, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
16 Dudley, Merv ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 2 ?
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 ? ? 3 ?
14 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
22 Sexton, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
30 Tribe, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s