1949 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1949 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 3 of the 1949 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, B. Hancock, M. McBean, J. McDonald, J. Meehan, T. Meehan, D. Nisbet, F. Pemberton, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, B. Wilkie
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, W. May, K. Newton, K. Rawle, B. Syme, G. Tate
St Kilda (5.15.45) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Squire (2), P. Bennett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), B. Hutchison (3), D. Reynolds (2), B. Syme (2), K. Rawle
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | STKL by 12 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carroll, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pemberton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||