1946 VFL Round 2: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, A. Matheson, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), F. Barnes, A. Baxter, R. Bywater, V. Castles, R. Clegg, N. Duncan, R. Hartridge, L. Holland, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, B. Mullenger, V. Nankervis, G. Perrett, R. Richards, T. Roulent, N. Stibbard, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Essendon (10.11.71) defeated South Melbourne (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Equid (3), J. Jones (2), J. Cassin, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, D. Reynolds
South Melbourne: F. Barnes (2), R. Clegg (2), J. Graham (2), V. Castles, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 8.5.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
H. Forsyth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Matheson, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Barnes, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Mullenger, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 22 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||