1945 VFL Round 10: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1945 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, L. Nash, R. Porter, R. Richards, P. Tippett, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Drummond, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, J. Lyons, P. Paterson, B. Pearson, R. Powell, C. Ruddell, N. Smith
South Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated Essendon (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Williams (5), L. Nash (2), T. Whitfield (2), V. Castles, J. Graham, R. Richards
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), B. Hutchison, P. Paterson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
12.15.87 - 5.11.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 46 | SMLB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 11 | |||