1945 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1945 between Essendon and Geelong during round 7 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Williams.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Annesley, N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Flanigan, L. Gardiner, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Geelong
L. Barclay, I. Brown, K. Brown, J. Butcher, J. Finn, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, N. Tompkins, L. Toyne, L. White
Essendon (14.28.112) defeated Geelong (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (6), P. Bushby (2), B. Syme (2), B. Annesley, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane
Geelong: N. Glenister (2), C. Graham (2), P. Hunt (2), J. Finn, J. Munday, L. Toyne
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 28 | 14 | . | 28 | (112) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Williams
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Annesley, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 28 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Finn, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Hovey, Ced | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tompkins, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||