1946 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1946 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1946 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Fred Fairweather captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
F. Fairweather (capt.), M. Clark, A. Clay, D. Condon, F. Connellan, A. Crump, B. Drummond, S. Dyer, L. Foote, H. Green, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, G. Kennedy, T. Long, J. Malone, K. McKenzie, J. Norris, S. Radloff, F. Stubbs, T. Turner
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, R. Bower, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane, J. Lyons, I. McIvor, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
North Melbourne (5.13.43) were defeated by Essendon (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Crump (2), G. Kennedy (2), S. Dyer
Essendon: H. Equid (3), B. Brittingham (2), B. Hutchison (2), G. Lane (2), P. Bushby, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
5.13.43 - 11.17.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Fairweather
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Long, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Norris, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 27 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Turner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 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) | 11 | 17 | |||