1940 Games · 1940 Player Statistics

Essendon 125 – 108 Melbourne

1940 · Round 1 · 27/04/1940 2:45 · Windy Hill · Crowd 23000 · →

Essendon 5.7.378.10.5814.14.9818.17.125
Melbourne 3.6.247.8.509.11.6516.12.108
Qrt margin ES by 13ES by 8ES by 33ES by 17
Qrt scores ES 37-24ME 26-21ES 40-15ME 43-27
Field umpires Gordon Batt (103)

Essendon Match Statistics (125) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
24 Les Begley 1
15 Wally Buttsworth
5 Jack Caesar
19 Jack Cassin
1 Ernie Coward
4 Murray Exelby 6
26 Fred Green 1
33 Les Griggs
18 Chris Lambert
11 William Luff
10 Leo Maynes
25 George Pattinson
8 Elton Plummer
3 Dick Reynolds 1
29 Tom Reynolds 5
21 Cec Ruddell
6 Bob Standfield
20 Hugh Torney 1
28 Ray Watts 3
Totals 18
Opposition 16

Melbourne Match Statistics (108) — Coach: Frank Hughes

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
36 Syd Anderson
15 Ron Baggott
31 Ron Barassi 3
3 Bill Baxter
24 Percy Beames 1
9 Richie Emselle
6 Fred Fanning
8 Rowley Fischer
26 Jack Furniss
10 Maurie Gibb 2
1 Gordon Jones
21 Ron Kimberley 1
17 Allan La Fontaine 2
14 Jack Maher
12 Jack Mueller 3
19 Frank Roberts
4 Norm Smith 2
5 Keith Truscott 2
23 Ray Wartman
Totals 16
Opposition 18

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 196d 30 (15-0-15 50.00%) 22 (0.73) ← ←
15 Wally Buttsworth 23y 97d 13 (8-0-5 61.54%) ← ←
5 Jack Caesar 23y 113d 29 (15-0-14 51.72%) 8 (0.28) ← ←
19 Jack Cassin 24y 301d 53 (22-0-31 41.51%) 35 (0.66) ← ←
1 Ernie Coward 24y 91d 15 (5-0-10 33.33%) 5 (0.33) ← ←
4 Murray Exelby 27y 199d 53 (24-0-29 45.28%) 39 (0.74) ← ←
26 Fred Green 19y 52d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 2 (0.25) ← ←
33 Les Griggs 25y 357d 47 (16-0-31 34.04%) 14 (0.30) ← ←
18 Chris Lambert 20y 46d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
11 William Luff 30y 124d 76 (29-0-47 38.16%) 37 (0.49) ← ←
10 Leo Maynes 28y 327d 46 (17-0-29 36.96%) 9 (0.20) 31 (13-0-18 41.94%) 5 (0.16)
25 George Pattinson 25y 357d 59 (20-0-39 33.90%) 15 (0.25) ← ←
8 Elton Plummer 25y 271d 46 (19-0-27 41.30%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
3 Dick Reynolds 24y 312d 112 (37-0-75 33.04%) 144 (1.29) ← ←
29 Tom Reynolds 23y 158d 42 (19-0-23 45.24%) 155 (3.69) ← ←
21 Cec Ruddell 22y 340d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
6 Bob Standfield 24y 210d 25 (11-0-14 44.00%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
20 Hugh Torney 30y 165d 105 (36-0-69 34.29%) 56 (0.53) ← ←
28 Ray Watts 22y 258d 41 (19-0-22 46.34%) 114 (2.78) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 305d 805 (320-0-485 39.75%) 658 (0.82)
C Dick Reynolds 24y 312d 11 (5-0-6 45.45%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
36 Syd Anderson 22y 115d 12 (9-0-3 75.00%) 8 (0.67) ← ←
15 Ron Baggott 23y 102d 70 (47-1-22 67.86%) 169 (2.41) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 26y 186d 45 (34-0-11 75.56%) 73 (1.62) ← ←
3 Bill Baxter 20y 334d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) ← ←
24 Percy Beames 28y 275d 135 (68-1-66 50.74%) 212 (1.57) ← ←
9 Richie Emselle 22y 216d 35 (26-0-9 74.29%) 3 (0.09) ← ←
6 Fred Fanning 18y 174d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
8 Rowley Fischer 30y 63d 108 (64-1-43 59.72%) 31 (0.29) ← ←
26 Jack Furniss 25y 138d 51 (37-0-14 72.55%) 2 (0.04) ← ←
10 Maurie Gibb 26y 80d 66 (42-1-23 64.39%) 112 (1.70) ← ←
1 Gordon Jones 26y 178d 52 (33-0-19 63.46%) 2 (0.04) ← ←
21 Ron Kimberley 25y 287d 12 (10-0-2 83.33%) 4 (0.33) ← ←
17 Allan La Fontaine 29y 134d 107 (68-1-38 64.02%) 58 (0.54) ← ←
14 Jack Maher 23y 292d 19 (13-0-6 68.42%) 7 (0.37) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 24y 231d 99 (61-1-37 62.12%) 124 (1.25) ← ←
19 Frank Roberts 28y 60d 90 (54-0-36 60.00%) 49 (0.54) 63 (43-0-20 68.25%) 5 (0.08)
4 Norm Smith 24y 158d 73 (50-1-22 69.18%) 213 (2.92) ← ←
5 Keith Truscott 23y 346d 41 (31-0-10 75.61%) 23 (0.56) ← ←
23 Ray Wartman 25y 89d 84 (56-1-27 67.26%) 39 (0.46) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 28d 1104 (706-8-390 64.31%) 1129 (1.02)
C Frank Hughes 46y 61d 253 (163-3-87 65.02%) 133 (76-1-56 57.52%)

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.