Essendon 95 – 91 Western Bulldogs

← · 1940 · Round 13 · 20/07/1940 2:30 · Windy Hill · Crowd 17000 · →

Essendon	4.5.29	6.7.43	9.15.69	13.17.95
Western Bulldogs	3.4.22	7.7.49	11.10.76	13.13.91
Qrt margin	ES by 7	WB by 6	WB by 7	ES by 4
Qrt scores	ES 29-22	WB 27-14	WB 27-26	ES 26-15
Field umpires	Percy Hutchinson (8)

Essendon Match Statistics (95) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
7	Norm Baker
12	George Bell
9	Ted Bryce	4
15	Wally Buttsworth
5	Jack Caesar
19	Jack Cassin
1	Ernie Coward
4	Murray Exelby
26	Fred Green
33	Les Griggs
17	Harold Lambert
22	Gordon Lane	3
25	George Pattinson
8	Elton Plummer
3	Dick Reynolds	2
29	Tom Reynolds	3
20	Hugh Torney
28	Ray Watts	1
14	Stan Wilson
	Totals	13
	Opposition	13

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (91) — Coach: Joe Kelly

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
5	George Bennett
8	Pat Cahill	3
2	Alan Collins	2
32	Harry Dolphin
15	Ted Ellis	1
19	Reg Evenden
7	Harry Hickey	1
33	Hughie McPherson
14	Jim Miller	1
3	Arthur Olliver
24	Ambrose Palmer
34	Billy Power
10	Bill Ryan	2
10	Joe Ryan	3
17	Leo Ryan
18	Rob Sainsbury
28	Alf Sampson
1	Jim Thoms
4	Norm Ware
	Totals	13
	Opposition	13

Essendon Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Essendon Games (W-D-L W%)	Essendon Goals (Ave.)
7	Norm Baker	23y 87d	42 (22-0-20 52.38%)		←	←
12	George Bell	28y 74d	96 (36-0-60 37.50%)	4 (0.04)	←	←
9	Ted Bryce	27y 212d	75 (34-0-41 45.33%)	62 (0.83)	←	←
15	Wally Buttsworth	23y 181d	25 (16-0-9 64.00%)	1 (0.04)	←	←
5	Jack Caesar	23y 197d	41 (23-0-18 56.10%)	11 (0.27)	←	←
19	Jack Cassin	25y 19d	62 (27-0-35 43.55%)	36 (0.58)	←	←
1	Ernie Coward	24y 175d	25 (12-0-13 48.00%)	6 (0.24)	←	←
4	Murray Exelby	27y 283d	61 (30-0-31 49.18%)	49 (0.80)	←	←
26	Fred Green	19y 136d	19 (12-0-7 63.16%)	2 (0.11)	←	←
33	Les Griggs	26y 75d	56 (23-0-33 41.07%)	14 (0.25)	←	←
17	Harold Lambert	18y 65d	3 (2-0-1 66.67%)		←	←
22	Gordon Lane	19y 51d	2 (1-0-1 50.00%)	3 (1.50)	←	←
25	George Pattinson	26y 75d	64 (23-0-41 35.94%)	15 (0.23)	←	←
8	Elton Plummer	25y 355d	58 (27-0-31 46.55%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
3	Dick Reynolds	25y 30d	121 (43-0-78 35.54%)	155 (1.28)	←	←
29	Tom Reynolds	23y 242d	53 (26-0-27 49.06%)	185 (3.49)	←	←
20	Hugh Torney	30y 249d	116 (43-0-73 37.07%)	56 (0.48)	←	←
28	Ray Watts	22y 342d	52 (26-0-26 50.00%)	128 (2.46)	←	←
14	Stan Wilson	27y 282d	65 (29-0-36 44.62%)	6 (0.09)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 242d	1036 (455-0-581 43.92%)	734 (0.71)
C	Dick Reynolds	25y 30d	23 (13-0-10 56.52%)		←

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 302d	165 (52-2-111 32.12%)	16 (0.10)	106 (38-2-66 36.79%)	14 (0.13)
8	Pat Cahill	20y 361d	20 (9-0-11 45.00%)	8 (0.40)	←	←
2	Alan Collins	20y 259d	22 (6-0-16 27.27%)	26 (1.18)	←	←
32	Harry Dolphin	21y 327d	10 (5-0-5 50.00%)		←	←
15	Ted Ellis	27y 148d	97 (23-0-74 23.71%)	42 (0.43)	12 (7-0-5 58.33%)	1 (0.08)
19	Reg Evenden	21y 177d	20 (11-0-9 55.00%)	1 (0.05)	←	←
7	Harry Hickey	23y 1d	51 (24-0-27 47.06%)	72 (1.41)	←	←
33	Hughie McPherson	21y 334d	10 (5-0-5 50.00%)	2 (0.20)	←	←
14	Jim Miller	21y 51d	40 (22-0-18 55.00%)	8 (0.20)	←	←
3	Arthur Olliver	23y 223d	90 (31-2-57 35.56%)	155 (1.72)	←	←
24	Ambrose Palmer	29y 278d	51 (20-0-31 39.22%)	27 (0.53)	←	←
34	Billy Power	22y 365d	1 (0-0-1 0.00%)		←	←	debut
10	Bill Ryan	25y 359d	24 (10-0-14 41.67%)	22 (0.92)	←	←
10	Joe Ryan	22y 297d	51 (23-0-28 45.10%)	79 (1.55)	←	←
17	Leo Ryan	26y 329d	100 (37-0-63 37.00%)	2 (0.02)	←	←
18	Rob Sainsbury	24y 197d	30 (13-0-17 43.33%)	1 (0.03)	←	←
28	Alf Sampson	28y 54d	46 (20-0-26 43.48%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
1	Jim Thoms	22y 56d	35 (13-0-22 37.14%)	38 (1.09)	←	←
4	Norm Ware	29y 137d	142 (54-1-87 38.38%)	83 (0.58)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 147d	1005 (378-5-622 37.86%)	583 (0.58)
C	Joe Kelly	33y 43d	64 (27-0-37 42.19%)		←

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.