1946 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1946 between Essendon and Footscray during round 12 of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
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, H. Lambert, G. Lane, B. Pearson, R. Powell, K. Rawle, H. Tonkes
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, D. Coulton, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, R. Grove, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Essendon (16.24.120) defeated Footscray (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), H. Equid (3), B. Brittingham (2), J. Cassin (2), K. Rawle (2), J. Jones, D. Reynolds
Footscray: A. Collins (3), J. Thoms (3), R. Grove (2), N. Ware (2), B. Wood (2), A. Olliver, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 24 | 16 | . | 24 | (120) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 10 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 24 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | |||