1949 VFL Round 14: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1949 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1949 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Fred Green captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, F. Payne, K. Rawle, B. Syme, G. Tate, A. Thaw
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, M. McBean, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, K. Rosewarne, A. Squire, D. Wicks
Essendon (13.17.95) defeated St Kilda (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Jones (5), G. Tate (2), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, F. Payne, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds, B. Syme
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), J. McDonald (2), A. Squire (2), J. Coffey, F. Green, B. Hancock
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
9,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | STKL by 23 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Froude
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Green
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Male
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carroll, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||