1945 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1945 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 4 of the 1945 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), H. Bray, L. Burns, B. Butler, E. Comerford, G. Geddes, J. Hall, J. Howe, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, A. Mummery, T. Reynolds, M. Rippon, T. Rippon, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Annesley, N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, B. Syme
St Kilda (14.17.101) were defeated by Essendon (23.18.156).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Howe (3), T. Reynolds (3), T. Rippon (3), C. Vontom (2), J. Hall, K. Walker, R. Wilson
Essendon: B. Hutchison (7), B. Brittingham (4), D. Reynolds (4), B. Annesley (2), R. Jory (2), N. Betson, P. Bushby, B. Pearson, N. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 17 | 23 | . | 18 | 23 | . | 18 | (156) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 72 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Burns, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Mummery, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Annesley, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 23 | 18 | |||