1946 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1946 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
Back:
T. Tribe, R. Evenden, J. Weldon
Half-back:
P. Hand, L. McCankie, E. Rees
Centre:
J. Miller, A. Collins, G. McLaren
Half-forward:
A. Moncrieff, N. Ware, H. Hickey
Forward:
R. Grove, B. Wood, C. Sutton
Follower:
P. Cahill, A. Olliver (capt.), J. Ryan
Sub.:
A. Morrison, J. Thoms
Essendon
Back:
J. Lyons, C. Ruddell, R. Jory
Half-back:
L. Gardiner, W. Buttsworth, J. Jones
Centre:
B. Hutchison, B. Pearson, C. Lambert
Half-forward:
G. Lane, I. McIvor, D. Reynolds (capt.)
Forward:
A. Matheson, B. Brittingham, G. Abbott
Follower:
P. Bushby, J. Cassin, K. Rawle
Sub.:
G. Hassell, H. Tonkes
Footscray (15.10.100) defeated Essendon (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), N. Ware (3), B. Wood (3), A. Collins (2), H. Hickey, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Thoms
Essendon: B. Brittingham (5), A. Matheson (2), D. Reynolds (2), P. Bushby, J. Cassin, R. Jory, I. McIvor, K. Rawle
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | FOOT by 7 | ESSE by 22 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 8 | Cahill, Pat | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | C | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | RU | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | SUB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Weldon, Joe | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
A. Morrison replaced J. Weldon.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | FF↓ | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jory, Ron | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Matheson, Allan | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McIvor, Ivor | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | RO↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
G. Hassell replaced B. Brittingham.
H. Tonkes replaced K. Rawle during the fourth quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 26 | J. Lyons | 21 | C. Ruddell | 27 | R. Jory | 8 | P. Cahill | 15 | A. Morrison | ||||||
| 6 | C. Sutton | 28 | B. Wood | 5 | R. Grove | 3 | A. Olliver (c) | 1 | J. Thoms | ||||||
| FORWARD | 10 | J. Ryan |
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| 18 | L. Gardiner | 15 | W. Buttsworth | 24 | J. Jones |
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| 7 | H. Hickey | 4 | N. Ware | 29 | A. Moncrieff |
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| 7 | B. Hutchison | 20 | B. Pearson | 14 | C. Lambert |
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| 21 | G. McLaren | 2 | A. Collins | 14 | J. Miller | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 35 | P. Bushby | 6 | G. Hassell | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 19 | J. Cassin | 1 | H. Tonkes | |||||||||||
| 22 | G. Lane | 31 | I. McIvor | 3 | D. Reynolds (c) | 2 | K. Rawle |
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| 11 | E. Rees | 27 | L. McCankie | 9 | P. Hand |
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| 4 | A. Matheson | 23 | B. Brittingham | 25 | G. Abbott |
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| 11 | J. Weldon | 19 | R. Evenden | 25 | T. Tribe |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dick Reynolds | ||||||||||||||