1945 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1945 between Essendon and Footscray during round 19 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, L. Gardiner, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, G. Lane, B. Pearson, R. Powell, H. Ralph, C. Ruddell
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, V. Mather, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, D. Taylor, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, C. Witney
Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Footscray (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), N. Betson (3), B. Brittingham (3), G. Lane (2), F. Buttsworth, L. Dearle, R. Jory
Footscray: G. Tribe (3), R. Grove (2), D. Taylor (2), H. Hickey, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Buttsworth, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ralph, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mather, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Taylor, Dan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Witney, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||