1945 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between Richmond and Essendon during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Burge, F. Cook, B. Edwards, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, L. Smith, J. Turner, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, R. Finn, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, B. Syme, R. Thomas
Richmond (12.11.83) defeated Essendon (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Burge (5), S. Murray (3), L. Smith (3), B. Randall
Essendon: B. Brittingham (4), B. Hutchison (2), R. Jory (2), R. Finn
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Turner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||