1947 VFL Season 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 one of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (16.23.119) defeated South Melbourne (10.8.68).
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
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
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 | |||