1948 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1948 between Essendon and Footscray during round 10 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, V. Fisher, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh
Essendon (18.12.120) defeated Footscray (4.14.38).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), K. Newton (4), J. Jones (3), T. Leehane (2), B. McClure (2), I. Goodingham, K. Rawle
Footscray: M. Laffey (2), B. Reid (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 76 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 14 | |||