1945 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1945 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, M. Clark, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Drummond, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, P. Paterson, R. Powell
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, K. Molloy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Essendon (7.12.54) were defeated by Melbourne (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Drummond (2), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, P. Paterson, R. Powell
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, E. O'Rourke, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Clark, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||