1946 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1946 between Essendon and Richmond during round 19 of the 1946 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, R. Bower, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, J. Lyons, B. McClure, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, J. Broadstock, D. Calverley, F. Cook, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, P. Nagle, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, G. Smeaton, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (16.18.114) defeated Richmond (18.5.113).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (5), B. Harper (3), B. Hutchison (3), G. Abbott, J. Jones, G. Lane, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
Richmond: K. Albiston (5), J. Broadstock (2), J. Dyer (2), A. Mooney (2), B. Morris (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Wright (2), D. Fraser
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 2 | 18 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 5 | (113) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 1 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Nagle, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 5 | |||