Western Bulldogs 111 – 66 Essendon

← · 1940 · Round 2 · 04/05/1940 2:45 · Western Oval · Crowd 25000 · →

Western Bulldogs	6.2.38	7.3.45	13.8.86	17.9.111
Essendon	1.1.7	5.5.35	7.6.48	9.12.66
Qrt margin	WB by 31	WB by 10	WB by 38	WB by 45
Qrt scores	WB 38-7	ES 28-7	WB 41-13	WB 25-18
Field umpires	Eric Hawkins (46)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (111) — Coach: Joe Kelly

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
5	George Bennett
2	Alan Collins	1
15	Ted Ellis
19	Reg Evenden
13	Bob Flanigan
20	Jim Greenham
7	Harry Hickey
27	Jim May	2
14	Jim Miller
21	Len Murphy
3	Arthur Olliver	2
26	Charlie Page	5
24	Ambrose Palmer
10	Bill Ryan
10	Joe Ryan	3
17	Leo Ryan
28	Alf Sampson
1	Jim Thoms	4
4	Norm Ware
	Totals	17
	Opposition	9

Essendon Match Statistics (66) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
24	Les Begley
15	Wally Buttsworth
5	Jack Caesar
19	Jack Cassin
4	Murray Exelby	2
26	Fred Green
33	Les Griggs
18	Chris Lambert	4
11	William Luff
10	Leo Maynes
25	George Pattinson
8	Elton Plummer
3	Dick Reynolds	1
29	Tom Reynolds	2
21	Cec Ruddell
23	Max Smith
2	Ron Smith
20	Hugh Torney
28	Ray Watts
	Totals	9
	Opposition	17

Western Bulldogs Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%)	Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
5	George Bennett	28y 225d	154 (47-2-105 31.17%)	16 (0.10)	95 (33-2-60 35.79%)	14 (0.15)
2	Alan Collins	20y 182d	20 (6-0-14 30.00%)	21 (1.05)	←	←
15	Ted Ellis	27y 71d	87 (18-0-69 20.69%)	41 (0.47)	2 (2-0-0 100.00%)
19	Reg Evenden	21y 100d	10 (6-0-4 60.00%)	1 (0.10)	←	←
13	Bob Flanigan	26y 40d	45 (18-0-27 40.00%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
20	Jim Greenham	24y 170d	36 (15-0-21 41.67%)	24 (0.67)	←	←
7	Harry Hickey	22y 290d	40 (19-0-21 47.50%)	52 (1.30)	←	←
27	Jim May	30y 19d	2 (2-0-0 100.00%)	2 (1.00)	←	←
14	Jim Miller	20y 340d	29 (17-0-12 58.62%)	7 (0.24)	←	←
21	Len Murphy	30y 163d	174 (136-3-35 79.02%)	105 (0.60)	1 (1-0-0 100.00%)
3	Arthur Olliver	23y 146d	81 (28-2-51 35.80%)	149 (1.84)	←	←
26	Charlie Page	23y 63d	18 (6-0-12 33.33%)	48 (2.67)	←	←
24	Ambrose Palmer	29y 201d	40 (15-0-25 37.50%)	16 (0.40)	←	←
10	Bill Ryan	25y 282d	15 (6-0-9 40.00%)	9 (0.60)	←	←
10	Joe Ryan	22y 220d	40 (18-0-22 45.00%)	61 (1.52)	←	←
17	Leo Ryan	26y 252d	90 (32-0-58 35.56%)	2 (0.02)	←	←
28	Alf Sampson	27y 343d	35 (15-0-20 42.86%)	1 (0.03)	←	←
1	Jim Thoms	21y 345d	26 (9-0-17 34.62%)	30 (1.15)	←	←
4	Norm Ware	29y 60d	131 (49-1-81 37.79%)	83 (0.63)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	25y 146d	1073 (462-8-603 43.43%)	669 (0.62)
C	Joe Kelly	32y 332d	53 (22-0-31 41.51%)		←

Essendon Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Essendon Games (W-D-L W%)	Essendon Goals (Ave.)
24	Les Begley	23y 203d	31 (15-0-16 48.39%)	22 (0.71)	←	←
15	Wally Buttsworth	23y 104d	14 (8-0-6 57.14%)		←	←
5	Jack Caesar	23y 120d	30 (15-0-15 50.00%)	8 (0.27)	←	←
19	Jack Cassin	24y 308d	54 (22-0-32 40.74%)	35 (0.65)	←	←
4	Murray Exelby	27y 206d	54 (24-0-30 44.44%)	41 (0.76)	←	←
26	Fred Green	19y 59d	9 (4-0-5 44.44%)	2 (0.22)	←	←
33	Les Griggs	25y 364d	48 (16-0-32 33.33%)	14 (0.29)	←	←
18	Chris Lambert	20y 53d	5 (3-0-2 60.00%)	5 (1.00)	←	←
11	William Luff	30y 131d	77 (29-0-48 37.66%)	37 (0.48)	←	←
10	Leo Maynes	28y 334d	47 (17-0-30 36.17%)	9 (0.19)	32 (13-0-19 40.63%)	5 (0.16)
25	George Pattinson	25y 364d	60 (20-0-40 33.33%)	15 (0.25)	←	←
8	Elton Plummer	25y 278d	47 (19-0-28 40.43%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
3	Dick Reynolds	24y 319d	113 (37-0-76 32.74%)	145 (1.28)	←	←
29	Tom Reynolds	23y 165d	43 (19-0-24 44.19%)	157 (3.65)	←	←
21	Cec Ruddell	22y 347d	2 (1-0-1 50.00%)		←	←
23	Max Smith	24y 135d	1 (0-0-1 0.00%)		←	←	debut
2	Ron Smith	25y 243d	4 (0-0-4 0.00%)		←	←
20	Hugh Torney	30y 172d	106 (36-0-70 33.96%)	56 (0.53)	←	←
28	Ray Watts	22y 265d	42 (19-0-23 45.24%)	114 (2.71)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 334d	787 (304-0-483 38.63%)	661 (0.84)
C	Dick Reynolds	24y 319d	12 (5-0-7 41.67%)		←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.