1947 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1947 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Johnson, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, P. Hand, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Olliver, L. Raine, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood
Essendon (10.18.78) defeated Footscray (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Leehane (3), K. Rawle (2), I. Goodingham, B. Harper, J. Johnson, G. Lane, D. Reynolds
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), J. Ryan (2), G. McLaren, T. Robb, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Raine, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||