1945 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1945 between Geelong and Essendon during round 18 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, F. Hose, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, D. Jerram, A. Lindsay, A. Monahan, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, K. Park, R. Patman, W. Southern, N. Tompkins
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell, H. Ralph, C. Ruddell
Geelong (14.7.91) were defeated by Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (5), G. Gniel (2), V. Nankervis (2), D. Jerram, J. Munday, R. Patman, W. Southern, L. White
Essendon: B. Brittingham (5), N. Betson (3), D. Reynolds (2), P. Bushby, R. Jory, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
8,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hovey, Ced | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Park, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tompkins, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Buttsworth, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ralph, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||