1946 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 October 1946 between Essendon and Melbourne in the grand final of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, B. McClure, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, S. Rule, R. Stabb
Essendon (22.18.150) defeated Melbourne (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (7), B. Brittingham (4), B. Hutchison (3), D. Reynolds (3), B. McClure (2), J. Cassin, H. Equid, K. Rawle
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), A. Dullard (3), G. Bowman, F. Fanning, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Essendon were the premiers and Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 October 1946
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
73,743
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 18 | (150) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 3 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Goal Umpire:
F. Rooney,
C. White
Boundary Umpire:
W. Quinn,
G. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||