1949 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, R. Harvey, E. Jackson, C. Love, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, M. Spittle, L. Toyne, M. Woods
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Syme, G. Tate, A. Thaw
Melbourne (11.10.76) were defeated by Essendon (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), C. Love (3), L. Arnold, D. Cordner, R. Harvey, L. Toyne
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), G. Tate (3), B. Hutchison (2), G. Lane (2), R. McEwin (2), T. Leehane, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
58,436
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | MELB by 2 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Harvey, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||