1949 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1949 between Essendon and Richmond during round 5 of the 1949 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, R. Irvine, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Essendon (11.18.84) defeated Richmond (9.15.69).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), J. Jones (2), T. Leehane (2), J. Coleman, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), R. Poulter (2), B. Williams (2), K. Albiston, B. Wilson

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 14 May 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 11.18.84 - 9.15.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 14 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Richmond 2 . 4 5 . 8 5 . 14 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Merrington

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 1 ?
1 Fisher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 4 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 2 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Newton, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 1 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
12 Irvine, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 2 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Bill ? ? 2 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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