1945 VFL Round 9: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1945 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Drummond, B. Flanigan, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, H. Arthur, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, T. Jarrard, J. Malone, S. McGain, K. McKenzie, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, F. Stubbs
Essendon (12.20.92) were defeated by North Melbourne (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Drummond (4), B. Hutchison (3), N. Betson (2), F. Buttsworth, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
North Melbourne: A. Crump (3), S. Dyer (3), B. Findlay (3), D. Condon (2), A. Crawford (2), T. Roulent (2), F. Stubbs (2), F. Fairweather
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.20.92 - 18.14.122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 4 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Buttsworth, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||