1945 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1945 between Essendon and Richmond during round 17 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, L. Gardiner, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell, H. Ralph, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), D. Balfour, B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, S. Cartwright, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, N. Ross, L. Smith, B. Waldron, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Essendon (14.22.106) defeated Richmond (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (6), G. Lane (4), N. Betson, E. Coward, B. Pearson, R. Powell
Richmond: S. Murray (4), A. Mooney (2), N. Ross (2), J. Dyer, L. Merrett
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 22 | (106) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ralph, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 22 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cartwright, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||