Melbourne 90 – 85 Essendon

← · 1940 · PF · 21/09/1940 2:30 · M.C.G. · Crowd 47348 · →

Melbourne	4.7.31	8.11.59	9.16.70	12.18.90
Essendon	3.4.22	8.8.56	9.11.65	12.13.85
Qrt margin	ME by 9	ME by 3	ME by 5	ME by 5
Qrt scores	ME 31-22	ES 34-28	ME 11-9	Level 20-20
Field umpires	Allan Coward (68)

Melbourne Match Statistics (90) — Coach: Frank Hughes

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
36	Syd Anderson
15	Ron Baggott	2
11	Harold Ball
3	Bill Baxter
24	Percy Beames	1
2	Roy Dowsing
9	Richie Emselle
8	Rowley Fischer
26	Jack Furniss
10	Maurie Gibb
32	Dick Hingston
1	Gordon Jones
17	Allan La Fontaine	1
18	Wally Lock
25	Col McLean
12	Jack Mueller	2
30	Alby Rodda	3
4	Norm Smith	3
23	Ray Wartman
	Totals	12
	Opposition	12

Essendon Match Statistics (85) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
7	Norm Baker
24	Les Begley
12	George Bell
31	Norm Betson
9	Ted Bryce	4
15	Wally Buttsworth
5	Jack Caesar
19	Jack Cassin
4	Murray Exelby	2
26	Fred Green
33	Les Griggs	2
6	Allan Hird
18	Chris Lambert
17	Harold Lambert
8	Elton Plummer
3	Dick Reynolds	1
20	Hugh Torney
28	Ray Watts	3
14	Stan Wilson
	Totals	12
	Opposition	12

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 262d	31 (24-0-7 77.42%)	11 (0.35)	←	←
15	Ron Baggott	23y 249d	89 (62-1-26 70.22%)	214 (2.40)	←	←
11	Harold Ball	20y 115d	32 (27-0-5 84.38%)	33 (1.03)	←	←
3	Bill Baxter	21y 115d	17 (13-0-4 76.47%)		←	←
24	Percy Beames	29y 56d	148 (79-1-68 53.72%)	239 (1.61)	←	←
2	Roy Dowsing	24y 334d	13 (11-0-2 84.62%)	16 (1.23)	←	←
9	Richie Emselle	22y 363d	54 (41-0-13 75.93%)	4 (0.07)	←	←
8	Rowley Fischer	30y 210d	123 (76-1-46 62.20%)	32 (0.26)	←	←
26	Jack Furniss	25y 285d	55 (40-0-15 72.73%)	2 (0.04)	←	←
10	Maurie Gibb	26y 227d	85 (57-1-27 67.65%)	135 (1.59)	←	←
32	Dick Hingston	24y 280d	44 (34-0-10 77.27%)		←	←
1	Gordon Jones	26y 325d	60 (39-0-21 65.00%)	2 (0.03)	←	←
17	Allan La Fontaine	29y 281d	124 (81-1-42 65.73%)	62 (0.50)	←	←
18	Wally Lock	23y 243d	69 (49-0-20 71.01%)	11 (0.16)	←	←
25	Col McLean	20y 47d	10 (8-0-2 80.00%)		←	←
12	Jack Mueller	25y 12d	118 (76-1-41 64.83%)	159 (1.35)	←	←
30	Alby Rodda	20y 13d	24 (20-0-4 83.33%)	36 (1.50)	←	←
4	Norm Smith	24y 305d	92 (65-1-26 71.20%)	290 (3.15)	←	←
23	Ray Wartman	25y 236d	103 (71-1-31 69.42%)	46 (0.45)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 247d	1291 (873-8-410 67.93%)	1292 (1.00)
C	Frank Hughes	46y 208d	272 (178-3-91 65.99%)		152 (91-1-60 60.20%)

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 150d	49 (26-0-23 53.06%)		←	←
24	Les Begley	23y 343d	45 (25-0-20 55.56%)	32 (0.71)	←	←
12	George Bell	28y 137d	103 (40-0-63 38.83%)	4 (0.04)	←	←
31	Norm Betson	26y 75d	8 (5-0-3 62.50%)	12 (1.50)	←	←
9	Ted Bryce	27y 275d	81 (38-0-43 46.91%)	79 (0.98)	←	←
15	Wally Buttsworth	23y 244d	31 (19-0-12 61.29%)	1 (0.03)	←	←
5	Jack Caesar	23y 260d	48 (27-0-21 56.25%)	11 (0.23)	←	←
19	Jack Cassin	25y 82d	69 (31-0-38 44.93%)	40 (0.58)	←	←
4	Murray Exelby	27y 346d	68 (34-0-34 50.00%)	57 (0.84)	←	←
26	Fred Green	19y 199d	25 (16-0-9 64.00%)	2 (0.08)	←	←
33	Les Griggs	26y 138d	62 (26-0-36 41.94%)	19 (0.31)	←	←
6	Allan Hird	22y 41d	20 (5-0-15 25.00%)	12 (0.60)	6 (4-0-2 66.67%)
18	Chris Lambert	20y 193d	12 (7-0-5 58.33%)	6 (0.50)	←	←
17	Harold Lambert	18y 128d	9 (6-0-3 66.67%)		←	←
8	Elton Plummer	26y 52d	65 (31-0-34 47.69%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
3	Dick Reynolds	25y 93d	128 (47-0-81 36.72%)	164 (1.28)	←	←
20	Hugh Torney	30y 312d	122 (46-0-76 37.70%)	56 (0.46)	←	←
28	Ray Watts	23y 39d	57 (28-0-29 49.12%)	142 (2.49)	←	←
14	Stan Wilson	27y 345d	70 (32-0-38 45.71%)	7 (0.10)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 278d	1072 (489-0-583 45.62%)	645 (0.60)
C	Dick Reynolds	25y 93d	30 (17-0-13 56.67%)		←

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.