1945 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1945 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, M. Clark, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, G. Lane, J. Lyons, P. Paterson, R. Powell, A. Randall, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, D. Calverley, B. Clay, F. Curcio, P. Dalwood, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Gemmell, D. Hammond, T. Hill, N. Hillard, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, J. Symons, S. Wright
Essendon (7.14.56) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (4), B. Hutchison (2), P. Paterson
Fitzroy: N. Price (3), A. Ruthven (3), J. Symons (2), W. Bristowe, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Clark, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dalwood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hammond, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||