1940 Games · 1940 Player Statistics

Melbourne 122 – 54 Essendon

← · 1940 · Round 12 · 13/07/1940 2:30 · M.C.G. · Crowd 18640 · →

Melbourne 4.2.267.10.5210.15.7517.20.122
Essendon 3.4.224.5.296.9.457.12.54
Qrt margin ME by 4ME by 23ME by 30ME by 68
Qrt scores ME 26-22ME 26-7ME 23-16ME 47-9
Field umpires Allan Coward (61)

Melbourne Match Statistics (122) — 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 1
15 Ron Baggott
11 Harold Ball
31 Ron Barassi 4
3 Bill Baxter
2 Roy Dowsing 1
9 Richie Emselle
8 Rowley Fischer
10 Maurie Gibb 2
13 Les Jones 2
17 Allan La Fontaine
14 Jack Maher
25 Col McLean
12 Jack Mueller 4
7 Hugh Murnane
29 Jack OKeefe
19 Frank Roberts
4 Norm Smith 3
23 Ray Wartman
Totals 17
Opposition 7

Essendon Match Statistics (54) — 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
7 Norm Baker
24 Les Begley
12 George Bell
31 Norm Betson 1
9 Ted Bryce 2
15 Wally Buttsworth
5 Jack Caesar 1
19 Jack Cassin
1 Ernie Coward
4 Murray Exelby 2
26 Fred Green
17 Harold Lambert
22 Gordon Lane
8 Elton Plummer
3 Dick Reynolds 1
29 Tom Reynolds
20 Hugh Torney
28 Ray Watts
14 Stan Wilson
Totals 7
Opposition 17

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 192d 23 (18-0-5 78.26%) 9 (0.39) ← ←
15 Ron Baggott 23y 179d 81 (56-1-24 69.75%) 199 (2.46) ← ←
11 Harold Ball 20y 45d 29 (25-0-4 86.21%) 33 (1.14) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 26y 263d 53 (41-0-12 77.36%) 80 (1.51) ← ←
3 Bill Baxter 21y 45d 10 (7-0-3 70.00%) ← ←
2 Roy Dowsing 24y 264d 8 (7-0-1 87.50%) 9 (1.13) ← ←
9 Richie Emselle 22y 293d 46 (35-0-11 76.09%) 4 (0.09) ← ←
8 Rowley Fischer 30y 140d 118 (73-1-44 62.29%) 32 (0.27) ← ←
10 Maurie Gibb 26y 157d 77 (51-1-25 66.88%) 121 (1.57) ← ←
13 Les Jones 30y 142d 118 (72-1-45 61.44%) 87 (0.74) ← ←
17 Allan La Fontaine 29y 211d 117 (76-1-40 65.38%) 61 (0.52) ← ←
14 Jack Maher 24y 3d 21 (15-0-6 71.43%) 8 (0.38) ← ←
25 Col McLean 19y 343d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 24y 308d 110 (70-1-39 64.09%) 142 (1.29) ← ←
7 Hugh Murnane 23y 258d 51 (39-0-12 76.47%) 42 (0.82) ← ←
29 Jack OKeefe 24y 288d 21 (18-0-3 85.71%) 12 (0.57) ← ←
19 Frank Roberts 28y 137d 99 (62-0-37 62.63%) 49 (0.49) 72 (51-0-21 70.83%) 5 (0.07)
4 Norm Smith 24y 235d 84 (59-1-24 70.83%) 260 (3.10) ← ←
23 Ray Wartman 25y 166d 95 (65-1-29 68.95%) 44 (0.46) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 347d 1163 (791-8-364 68.36%) 1192 (1.02)
C Frank Hughes 46y 138d 264 (172-3-89 65.72%) 144 (85-1-58 59.38%)

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 80d 41 (21-0-20 51.22%) ← ←
24 Les Begley 23y 273d 40 (22-0-18 55.00%) 29 (0.72) ← ←
12 George Bell 28y 67d 95 (35-0-60 36.84%) 4 (0.04) ← ←
31 Norm Betson 26y 5d 5 (4-0-1 80.00%) 7 (1.40) ← ←
9 Ted Bryce 27y 205d 74 (33-0-41 44.59%) 58 (0.78) ← ←
15 Wally Buttsworth 23y 174d 24 (15-0-9 62.50%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
5 Jack Caesar 23y 190d 40 (22-0-18 55.00%) 11 (0.28) ← ←
19 Jack Cassin 25y 12d 61 (26-0-35 42.62%) 36 (0.59) ← ←
1 Ernie Coward 24y 168d 24 (11-0-13 45.83%) 6 (0.25) ← ←
4 Murray Exelby 27y 276d 60 (29-0-31 48.33%) 49 (0.82) ← ←
26 Fred Green 19y 129d 18 (11-0-7 61.11%) 2 (0.11) ← ←
17 Harold Lambert 18y 58d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
22 Gordon Lane 19y 44d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
8 Elton Plummer 25y 348d 57 (26-0-31 45.61%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
3 Dick Reynolds 25y 23d 120 (42-0-78 35.00%) 153 (1.27) ← ←
29 Tom Reynolds 23y 235d 52 (25-0-27 48.08%) 182 (3.50) ← ←
20 Hugh Torney 30y 242d 115 (42-0-73 36.52%) 56 (0.49) ← ←
28 Ray Watts 22y 335d 51 (25-0-26 49.02%) 127 (2.49) ← ←
14 Stan Wilson 27y 275d 64 (28-0-36 43.75%) 6 (0.09) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 184d 944 (418-0-526 44.28%) 728 (0.77)
C Dick Reynolds 25y 23d 22 (12-0-10 54.55%) ←

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.