1945 VFL Round 15: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1945 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, M. Dimble, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, H. Bray, B. Butler, G. Driver, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, L. Gray, C. Harbour, K. Kallady, J. Keating, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, T. Rippon, S. Snell, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, R. Williams, C. Williamson
Essendon (18.15.123) defeated St Kilda (3.6.24).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Dimble (7), B. Brittingham (3), B. Hutchison (3), F. Buttsworth (2), P. Bushby, R. Jory, R. Powell
St Kilda: W. Armour (2), E. McIntyre
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | (24) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 99 | ESSE by 99 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Buttsworth, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harbour, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Keating, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Williams, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 3 | 6 | |||