1945 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1945 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Alby Pannam captained the visitors with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, R. Finn, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, C. Ruddell, N. Smith
Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, M. Boyall, A. Brown, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, L. Gallagher, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, H. Naismith, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Essendon (12.16.88) defeated Collingwood (11.21.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Smith (3), B. Brittingham (2), G. Abbott, R. Finn, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
Collingwood: D. Balfour (2), D. Fothergill (2), A. Pannam (2), P. Ryan (2), A. Williams (2), L. Richards
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.16.88 - 11.21.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 21 | 11 | . | 21 | (87) |
| Margin | COLL by 14 | ESSE by 3 | COLL by 1 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alby Pannam
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brown, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Gallagher, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 21 | |||