1947 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1947 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), K. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, F. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, Len White, Lindsay White, J. Whitten, R. Wood
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), R. Bower, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Johnson, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, R. Powell, K. Rawle, H. Tonkes
Geelong (11.17.83) were defeated by Essendon (16.19.115).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Morrow (2), L. White (2), J. Whitten (2), J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey
Essendon: J. Johnson (4), B. Hutchison (3), H. Equid (2), I. Goodingham (2), B. Pearson (2), J. Jones, G. Lane, R. Powell
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 19 | |||