1946 Games · 1946 Player Statistics

Melbourne 78 – 73 Essendon

← · 1946 · Round 14 · 27/07/1946 2:30 · Punt Rd · Crowd 30000 · →

Melbourne 4.5.298.11.599.20.749.24.78
Essendon 3.2.205.6.367.9.5110.13.73
Qrt margin ME by 9ME by 23ME by 23ME by 5
Qrt scores ME 29-20ME 30-16Level 15-15ES 22-4
Field umpires Frank Spokes (70)

Melbourne Match Statistics (78) — 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
16 George Bickford
11 Gordon Bowman 1
34 Arnold Byfield
21 Don Cordner
5 Billy Deans
32 Len Dockett
2 Roy Dowsing
28 Adrian Dullard 2
3 Ron Irwin
17 Frank Kennedy
18 Wally Lock
22 Shane McGrath
25 Col McLean
37 Jim Mitchell 2
12 Jack Mueller 1
27 Ernie ORourke 1
30 Alby Rodda 2
31 Stan Rule
19 Bill Scanlan
4 Norm Smith
Totals 9
Opposition 10

Essendon Match Statistics (73) — Coach: Cec Ruddell

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 1
16 Ray Bower
23 Bill Brittingham 4
35 Percy Bushby
15 Wally Buttsworth
19 Jack Cassin 1
10 Laurie Dearle
32 Harry Equid
18 Les Gardiner
13 Bert Harper 1
6 George Hassell
24 Jack Jones 2
27 Ron Jory
5 Harold Lambert
22 Gordon Lane
26 Jack Lyons
17 Ray Powell 1
2 Keith Rawle
21 Cec Ruddell
1 Herbie Tonkes
Totals 10
Opposition 9

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
16 George Bickford 19y 199d 15 (8-0-7 53.33%) 3 (0.20) ← ←
11 Gordon Bowman 19y 167d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 5 (0.28) ← ←
34 Arnold Byfield 22y 268d 10 (7-0-3 70.00%) 5 (0.50) ← ←
21 Don Cordner 24y 187d 81 (37-0-44 45.68%) 15 (0.19) ← ←
5 Billy Deans 23y 237d 70 (31-0-39 44.29%) 17 (0.24) 69 (31-0-38 44.93%) 16 (0.23)
32 Len Dockett 26y 144d 10 (7-0-3 70.00%) 1 (0.10) ← ←
2 Roy Dowsing 30y 277d 101 (55-0-46 54.46%) 45 (0.45) ← ←
28 Adrian Dullard 28y 196d 49 (30-0-19 61.22%) 47 (0.96) ← ←
3 Ron Irwin 22y 277d 47 (22-0-25 46.81%) ← ←
17 Frank Kennedy 25y 361d 26 (10-0-16 38.46%) 10 (0.38) ← ←
18 Wally Lock 29y 186d 93 (69-0-24 74.19%) 13 (0.14) ← ←
22 Shane McGrath 27y 51d 37 (28-0-9 75.68%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
25 Col McLean 25y 356d 71 (39-0-32 54.93%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
37 Jim Mitchell 25y 243d 5 (5-0-0 100.00%) 7 (1.40) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 30y 321d 177 (110-1-66 62.43%) 275 (1.55) ← ←
27 Ernie ORourke 20y 110d 18 (9-0-9 50.00%) 23 (1.28) ← ←
30 Alby Rodda 25y 322d 48 (33-0-15 68.75%) 60 (1.25) ← ←
31 Stan Rule 22y 191d 11 (6-0-5 54.55%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
19 Bill Scanlan 21y 202d 30 (14-0-16 46.67%) 18 (0.60) ← ←
4 Norm Smith 30y 248d 181 (115-1-65 63.81%) 478 (2.64) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 81d 1098 (643-2-453 58.65%) 1028 (0.94)
C Frank Hughes 52y 151d 327 (212-3-112 65.29%) 207 (125-1-81 60.63%)

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 31y 304d 121 (86-2-33 71.90%) 63 (0.52) 71 (51-2-18 73.24%) 36 (0.51)
16 Ray Bower 23y 203d 18 (10-1-7 58.33%) 8 (0.44) 5 (4-0-1 80.00%)
23 Bill Brittingham 22y 325d 47 (30-0-17 63.83%) 89 (1.89) ← ←
35 Percy Bushby 27y 61d 106 (72-3-31 69.34%) 41 (0.39) ← ←
15 Wally Buttsworth 29y 187d 133 (90-3-40 68.80%) 2 (0.02) ← ←
19 Jack Cassin 31y 26d 142 (84-2-56 59.86%) 135 (0.95) ← ←
10 Laurie Dearle 26y 284d 69 (45-3-21 67.39%) 41 (0.59) ← ←
32 Harry Equid 22y 292d 14 (11-0-3 78.57%) 32 (2.29) ← ←
18 Les Gardiner 23y 183d 45 (30-1-14 67.78%) ← ←
13 Bert Harper 23y 182d 14 (8-0-6 57.14%) 8 (0.57) ← ←
6 George Hassell 22y 295d 14 (11-0-3 78.57%) 1 (0.07) ← ←
24 Jack Jones 21y 262d 12 (10-0-2 83.33%) 9 (0.75) ← ←
27 Ron Jory 21y 76d 25 (13-1-11 54.00%) 17 (0.68) ← ← final game
5 Harold Lambert 24y 72d 24 (16-0-8 66.67%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
22 Gordon Lane 25y 58d 97 (66-3-28 69.59%) 198 (2.04) ← ←
26 Jack Lyons 26y 234d 29 (16-1-12 56.90%) 3 (0.10) ← ←
17 Ray Powell 22y 354d 45 (29-2-14 66.67%) 68 (1.51) ← ←
2 Keith Rawle 21y 271d 40 (30-0-10 75.00%) 39 (0.97) ← ←
21 Cec Ruddell 29y 65d 77 (54-1-22 70.78%) ← ←
1 Herbie Tonkes 25y 114d 20 (16-0-4 80.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 65d 1092 (727-23-342 67.63%) 755 (0.69)
C Cec Ruddell 29y 65d 2 (0-0-2 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.