1947 VFL Round 1: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, B. Pearson, R. Powell, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Bywater, V. Castles, W. Chambers, J. Cleary, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, D. Grossman, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, M. Piggott, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, A. Strang, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Essendon (16.23.119) defeated South Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), T. Leehane (3), K. Rawle (3), G. Abbott, P. Bushby, H. Equid, G. Lane, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
South Melbourne: J. Graham (2), R. Richards (2), G. Allen, V. Castles, W. Chambers, H. Mears, T. Roulent, A. Strang
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.23.119 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | level | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 51 | ESSE by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 23 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Piggott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||