1946 VFL Round 17: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1946 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Fred Fairweather captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, R. Bower, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
North Melbourne
F. Fairweather (capt.), J. Bennett, D. Condon, F. Connellan, A. Crump, S. Dyer, L. Foote, J. Huggard, T. Larsen, A. Maas, Jim Malone, Joe Malone, K. McKenzie, D. Molloy, D. O'Brien, J. Patterson, R. Quinn, R. Ryan, F. Stubbs, T. Turner
Essendon (18.14.122) defeated North Melbourne (4.10.34).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), G. Abbott (2), B. Brittingham (2), J. Cassin (2), H. Equid (2), J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
North Melbourne: D. Condon, F. Connellan, S. Dyer, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.14.122 - 4.10.34
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 88 | ESSE by 88 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Fairweather
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Huggard, Jackie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Maas, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Malone, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Turner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 10 | |||