1947 VFL Season Round 2: Footscray v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1947 between Footscray and Essendon during round two of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval. Harry Hickey captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Footscray (15.13.103) defeated Essendon (13.11.89).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 April 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Essendon
Score: 15.13.103 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 5 6 . 8 12 . 10 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Essendon 1 . 1 5 . 7 10 . 8 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin FOOT by 28 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Harry Hickey
Coach: Jim Crowe

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
20 Fountain, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
9 Hand, Pat ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Logan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Moncrieff, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 6 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
30 Robb, Tim ? ? 4 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
26 Scott, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Welsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 6 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
28 Hill, Russell ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Johnson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 1 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s