1946 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1946 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
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, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, A. Matheson, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bowman, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Hall, D. Hingston, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, I. Porter, J. Quinn, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Essendon (21.15.141) defeated Melbourne (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Cassin (3), H. Equid (3), B. Hutchison (3), D. Reynolds (3), B. Brittingham (2), K. Rawle (2), I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, J. Jones, G. Lane, B. Pearson
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), N. Wilson (3), B. Deans (2), R. Hall, I. Porter, S. Rule
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 67 | ESSE by 56 | ESSE by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Matheson, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||