1944 Games · 1944 Player Statistics

Essendon 116 – 80 Geelong

← · 1944 · Round 5 · 03/06/1944 2:30 · Windy Hill · Crowd 7000 · →

Essendon 5.3.3311.10.7614.11.9517.14.116
Geelong 3.2.205.4.348.9.5711.14.80
Qrt margin ES by 13ES by 42ES by 38ES by 36
Qrt scores ES 33-20ES 43-14GE 23-19GE 23-21
Field umpires Henry Hooper (5)

Essendon Match Statistics (116) — Coach: Elton Plummer

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
25 Gordon Abbott 2
31 Norm Betson
35 Percy Bushby 1
15 Wally Buttsworth
19 Jack Cassin 1
1 Ernie Coward
10 Laurie Dearle
21 Murray Dimble 2
16 Ray Finn 1
30 Bob Flanigan
20 Les Griggs 1
12 Bert Harper
6 Allan Hird
7 Bill Hutchison
22 Gordon Lane 4
8 Elton Plummer
17 Ray Powell 2
24 Noel Smith 3
34 Bob Syme
Totals 17
Opposition 11

Geelong Match Statistics (80) — Coach: Tom Arklay

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
16 Max Atkin
26 Gerard Barrett
8 Doug Brown
29 Tom Burns
1 Jack Butcher 1
6 George Dougherty 1
3 Jim Fitzgerald
17 George Gniel
11 Colin Graham 2
30 Jim Howie
28 Pat Leahy
31 Alec Mathieson 1
2 Frank McWilliams
23 Vic Nankervis 3
10 Ralph Patman
24 Jack Sing 1
22 Wally Southern
20 Neil Tucker
7 Lindsay White 2
Totals 11
Opposition 17

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
25 Gordon Abbott 29y 251d 97 (69-0-28 71.13%) 53 (0.55) 47 (34-0-13 72.34%) 26 (0.55)
31 Norm Betson 29y 331d 46 (29-0-17 63.04%) 28 (0.61) ← ←
35 Percy Bushby 25y 7d 57 (41-0-16 71.93%) 26 (0.46) ← ←
15 Wally Buttsworth 27y 134d 84 (59-0-25 70.24%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
19 Jack Cassin 28y 338d 115 (63-0-52 54.78%) 106 (0.92) ← ←
1 Ernie Coward 28y 128d 84 (52-0-32 61.90%) 14 (0.17) ← ←
10 Laurie Dearle 24y 231d 29 (19-0-10 65.52%) 17 (0.59) ← ←
21 Murray Dimble 21y 178d 10 (6-0-4 60.00%) 8 (0.80) ← ←
16 Ray Finn 18y 153d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 10 (2.50) ← ←
30 Bob Flanigan 30y 70d 82 (44-0-38 53.66%) 2 (0.02) 33 (24-0-9 72.73%) 1 (0.03)
20 Les Griggs 30y 28d 87 (44-0-43 50.57%) 50 (0.57) ← ←
12 Bert Harper 21y 129d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 4 (0.67) ← ←
6 Allan Hird 25y 297d 81 (48-0-33 59.26%) 12 (0.15) 67 (47-0-20 70.15%)
7 Bill Hutchison 21y 36d 33 (24-0-9 72.73%) 15 (0.45) ← ←
22 Gordon Lane 23y 4d 55 (37-0-18 67.27%) 142 (2.58) ← ←
8 Elton Plummer 29y 308d 126 (74-0-52 58.73%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
17 Ray Powell 20y 301d 14 (10-0-4 71.43%) 14 (1.00) ← ←
24 Noel Smith 25y 189d 15 (9-0-6 60.00%) 9 (0.60) ← ←
34 Bob Syme 19y 186d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 116d 1027 (634-0-393 61.73%) 512 (0.50)
C Elton Plummer 29y 308d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) ←

Geelong Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Geelong Games (W-D-L W%) Geelong Goals (Ave.)
16 Max Atkin 19y 207d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
26 Gerard Barrett 18y 262d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
8 Doug Brown 20y 278d 17 (9-0-8 52.94%) 26 (1.53) 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 5 (1.25)
29 Tom Burns 27y 234d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 4 (1.33) ← ←
1 Jack Butcher 29y 219d 99 (46-0-53 46.46%) 32 (0.32) 67 (28-0-39 41.79%) 16 (0.24)
6 George Dougherty 30y 177d 145 (80-1-64 55.52%) 211 (1.46) 103 (56-0-47 54.37%) 166 (1.61)
3 Jim Fitzgerald 19y 172d 5 (0-0-5 0.00%) ← ←
17 George Gniel 25y 58d 85 (38-0-47 44.71%) 3 (0.04) 56 (19-0-37 33.93%) 3 (0.05)
11 Colin Graham 28y 296d 15 (2-0-13 13.33%) 13 (0.87) ← ←
30 Jim Howie 26y 252d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
28 Pat Leahy 26y 275d 21 (8-0-13 38.10%) 17 (0.81) 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 3 (0.30)
31 Alec Mathieson 23y 23d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
2 Frank McWilliams 28y 191d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) ← ←
23 Vic Nankervis 25y 199d 16 (3-1-12 21.88%) 17 (1.06) 7 (1-0-6 14.29%) 8 (1.14)
10 Ralph Patman 28y 145d 6 (1-0-5 16.67%) 1 (0.17) 5 (0-0-5 0.00%) 1 (0.20)
24 Jack Sing 19y 244d 5 (0-0-5 0.00%) 1 (0.20) ← ←
22 Wally Southern 22y 221d 7 (0-0-7 0.00%) 2 (0.29) 6 (0-0-6 0.00%) 2 (0.33)
20 Neil Tucker 29y 25d 52 (15-1-36 29.81%) 17 (0.33) 50 (15-1-34 31.00%) 17 (0.34)
7 Lindsay White 22y 150d 47 (18-0-29 38.30%) 189 (4.02) 22 (3-0-19 13.64%) 78 (3.55)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 325d 535 (220-3-312 41.40%) 535 (1.00)
C Tom Arklay 30y 69d 5 (0-0-5 0.00%) ←

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.