1947 VFL Round 3: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1947 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Johnson, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, B. Pearson, R. Powell, K. Rawle, H. Tonkes
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, M. Dimble, L. Gardner, J. Howe, G. Kerr, J. Lundberg, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, J. Meehan, L. Meek, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Wilkie
Essendon (21.10.136) defeated St Kilda (19.11.125).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Leehane (5), H. Equid (4), J. Johnson (3), G. Abbott (2), B. Hutchison (2), G. Lane (2), J. Jones, B. Pearson, K. Rawle
St Kilda: J. Ross (5), R. McLeod (4), K. Rosewarne (4), E. McIntyre (3), B. Carmody (2), K. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 10 | (136) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 10 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Gardner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Kerr, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lundberg, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 17 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | |||