1947 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1947 between Essendon and Geelong during round 15 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
George Gniel captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White, B. Wilson, R. Wood
Essendon (16.21.117) defeated Geelong (12.5.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: I. Goodingham (5), J. Jones (3), T. Leehane (3), B. Brittingham, B. Harper, C. Lambert, G. Lane, B. McClure
Geelong: M. Lynch (4), L. White (3), F. Flanagan (2), R. Renfrey (2), P. Hunt
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
George Gniel
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 5 | |||