1946 VFL Round 7: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1946 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1946 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Allan Hird captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane, I. McIvor, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Butler, B. Carmody, T. Darveniza, M. Leslie, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, J. Meehan, L. Meek, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

Essendon (20.20.140) defeated St Kilda (7.16.58).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (6), J. Cassin (3), D. Reynolds (3), B. Brittingham (2), J. Jones (2), L. Dearle, H. Equid, G. Lane, B. Pearson
St Kilda: B. Carmody (2), S. Loxton (2), E. McIntyre, K. Rosewarne, C. Williamson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 1 June 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 20.20.140 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 5 8 . 11 13 . 16 20 . 20 20 . 20 (140)
St Kilda 1 . 2 2 . 7 4 . 11 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 59 ESSE by 82 ESSE by 82
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Allan Hird (St Kilda)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Allan Hird (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

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 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 1 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Hill, Russell ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 6 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 2 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
31 McIvor, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 3 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
1 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 20

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
23 Brunnen, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Carmody, Bill ? ? 2 ?
5 Darveniza, Trojan ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Leslie, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Loxton, Sam ? ? 2 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 1 ?
39 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Meehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
40 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Stretton, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 16

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 50s