1946 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1946 between Richmond and Essendon during round 8 of the 1946 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, R. Durham, J. Eames, D. Fraser, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, N. Ross, D. Rowe, G. Smeaton, R. Stokes, B. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, R. Bower, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, R. Jory, G. Lane, J. Lyons, I. McIvor, B. Pearson, H. Tonkes
Richmond (10.10.70) were defeated by Essendon (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Bourke (6), J. Dyer (2), F. Burge, L. Merrett
Essendon: B. Brittingham (3), I. McIvor (3), B. Harper (2), B. Hutchison (2), D. Reynolds (2), J. Cassin, H. Equid, J. Jones
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
38,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 22 | RICH by 2 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Eames, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McIvor, Ivor | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||