1947 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1947 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, J. Furniss, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan
Essendon (12.13.85) defeated Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), I. Goodingham (2), B. Harper (2), B. Brittingham, J. Jones, G. Lane, T. Leehane, K. Rawle
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), L. Arnold, L. Dockett, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 8 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||