1947 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1947 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 14 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, A. Copsey, J. Drinan, F. Green, B. Hancock, V. Hogan, K. Mace, M. McBean, R. McLeod, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, G. Ramsay, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Wilkie
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Dearle, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
St Kilda (7.13.55) were defeated by Essendon (14.18.102).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), H. Bray, B. Hancock, A. Hird, V. Hogan, R. McLeod
Essendon: I. Goodingham (3), T. Leehane (3), D. Bigelow (2), B. Hutchison (2), L. Dearle, J. Jones, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hogan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mace, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ramsay, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | |||