1949 VFL Season Round 7: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1949 between Essendon and Melbourne during round seven of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Wally Buttsworth captained the hosts. Don Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

Essendon (11.9.75) were defeated by Melbourne (13.12.90).

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 May 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.9.75 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 6 . 4 10 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Melbourne 4 . 3 5 . 7 9 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin MELB by 6 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 4 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Wally Buttsworth
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Melbourne

Captain: Don Cordner
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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 ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 6 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Goninon, George ? ? 1 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 2 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 McLeish, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Newton, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 3 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dorgan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 5 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
20 McGowan, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
34 Shaw, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Toyne, Len ? ? 2 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

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