1944 Games · 1944 Player Statistics

Essendon 120 – 100 Melbourne

← · 1944 · Round 2 · 13/05/1944 2:45 · Windy Hill · Crowd 12000 · →

Essendon 3.3.218.4.5213.11.8917.18.120
Melbourne 4.0.2410.4.6413.4.8216.4.100
Qrt margin ME by 3ME by 12ES by 7ES by 20
Qrt scores ME 24-21ME 40-31ES 37-18ES 31-18
Field umpires Frank Spokes (18)

Essendon Match Statistics (120) — 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
31 Norm Betson
23 Bill Brittingham
35 Percy Bushby 1
19 Jack Cassin 2
1 Ernie Coward
10 Laurie Dearle
21 Murray Dimble
28 Bob Drummond 4
16 Ray Finn 4
30 Bob Flanigan
20 Les Griggs
6 Allan Hird
7 Bill Hutchison
22 Gordon Lane 4
8 Elton Plummer
29 Tom Reynolds 1
24 Noel Smith 1
18 Herbie Tonkes
Totals 17
Opposition 16

Melbourne Match Statistics (100) — Coach: Percy Beames

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
14 George Archibald
24 Percy Beames 1
7 Clem Conroy
21 Don Cordner
5 Billy Deans
6 Fred Fanning 7
27 Col Galbraith
26 Doug Heywood 2
3 Ron Irwin
39 Frank Kennedy 1
1 Ron Kimberley
29 Ken Levey
37 Jack Maher
11 Norm Matthews
25 Col McLean
16 Hughie McPherson 1
4 Norm Smith 1
28 Percy Taylor 3
18 Darcy Walsh
Totals 16
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 230d 96 (68-0-28 70.83%) 51 (0.53) 46 (33-0-13 71.74%) 24 (0.52)
31 Norm Betson 29y 310d 43 (28-0-15 65.12%) 28 (0.65) ← ←
23 Bill Brittingham 20y 251d 8 (6-0-2 75.00%) 3 (0.38) ← ←
35 Percy Bushby 24y 352d 54 (40-0-14 74.07%) 24 (0.44) ← ←
19 Jack Cassin 28y 317d 112 (62-0-50 55.36%) 104 (0.93) ← ←
1 Ernie Coward 28y 107d 81 (51-0-30 62.96%) 14 (0.17) ← ←
10 Laurie Dearle 24y 210d 26 (18-0-8 69.23%) 13 (0.50) ← ←
21 Murray Dimble 21y 157d 7 (5-0-2 71.43%) 5 (0.71) ← ←
28 Bob Drummond 25y 28d 8 (6-0-2 75.00%) 20 (2.50) ← ←
16 Ray Finn 18y 132d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 4 (4.00) ← ← debut
30 Bob Flanigan 30y 49d 80 (43-0-37 53.75%) 2 (0.03) 31 (23-0-8 74.19%) 1 (0.03)
20 Les Griggs 30y 7d 85 (43-0-42 50.59%) 49 (0.58) ← ←
6 Allan Hird 25y 276d 78 (47-0-31 60.26%) 12 (0.15) 64 (46-0-18 71.88%)
7 Bill Hutchison 21y 15d 30 (23-0-7 76.67%) 14 (0.47) ← ←
22 Gordon Lane 22y 349d 53 (36-0-17 67.92%) 137 (2.58) ← ←
8 Elton Plummer 29y 287d 123 (73-0-50 59.35%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
29 Tom Reynolds 27y 174d 102 (60-0-42 58.82%) 344 (3.37) ← ←
24 Noel Smith 25y 168d 12 (8-0-4 66.67%) 2 (0.17) ← ←
18 Herbie Tonkes 23y 39d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 240d 1001 (620-0-381 61.94%) 827 (0.83)
C Elton Plummer 29y 287d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
14 George Archibald 24y 220d 27 (11-0-16 40.74%) 3 (0.11) ← ←
24 Percy Beames 32y 291d 197 (106-1-90 54.06%) 310 (1.57) ← ←
7 Clem Conroy 17y 172d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ←
21 Don Cordner 22y 113d 31 (13-0-18 41.94%) 4 (0.13) ← ←
5 Billy Deans 21y 163d 20 (7-0-13 35.00%) 10 (0.50) 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) 9 (0.47)
6 Fred Fanning 22y 190d 37 (16-0-21 43.24%) 116 (3.14) ← ←
27 Col Galbraith 24y 40d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ←
26 Doug Heywood 19y 153d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) 9 (1.50) ← ←
3 Ron Irwin 20y 203d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
39 Frank Kennedy 23y 287d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 2 (1.00) ← ←
1 Ron Kimberley 29y 303d 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) 4 (0.27) ← ← final game
29 Ken Levey 21y 9d 11 (5-0-6 45.45%) ← ←
37 Jack Maher 27y 308d 26 (18-0-8 69.23%) 8 (0.31) ← ←
11 Norm Matthews 28y 257d 40 (11-1-28 28.75%) 6 (0.15) 12 (2-1-9 20.83%)
25 Col McLean 23y 282d 23 (15-0-8 65.22%) ← ←
16 Hughie McPherson 25y 266d 41 (16-0-25 39.02%) 13 (0.32) 28 (11-0-17 39.29%) 9 (0.32)
4 Norm Smith 28y 174d 136 (92-1-43 68.01%) 428 (3.15) ← ←
28 Percy Taylor 25y 33d 34 (10-0-24 29.41%) 44 (1.29) 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 7 (3.50)
18 Darcy Walsh 25y 266d 16 (6-0-10 37.50%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 177d 669 (340-3-326 51.05%) 957 (1.43)
C Percy Beames 32y 291d 32 (12-0-20 37.50%) ←

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.