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Round: 1 Venue: Windy Hill Date: Sat, 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Attendance: 23000
Essendon5.7.378.10.5814.14.9818.17.125
Melbourne3.6.247.8.509.11.6516.12.108
Qrt marginES by 13ES by 8ES by 33ES by 17
Qrt scoresES 37-24ME 26-21ES 40-15ME 43-27
Field umpireGordon Batt (103)


[Essendon Player Details][Melbourne Player Details]

 Abbreviations key #=Jumper
GM=Games played
KI=Kicks
MK=Marks
HB=Handballs
DI=Disposals
DA=Disposal average
GL=Goals
BH=Behinds
HO=Hit outs
TK=Tackles
RB=Rebound 50s
IF=Inside 50s
CL=Clearances
CG=Clangers
FF=Free kicks for
FA=Free kicks against
BR=Brownlow votes
CP=Contested possessions
UP=Uncontested possessions
CM=Contested marks
MI=Marks inside 50
1%=One percenters
BO=Bounces
GA=Goal assist
%P=Percentage of game played
SU=Sub (On/Off)
↑=subbed on
↓=subbed off
Essendon Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game]
#PlayerKIMKHBDIGLBHHOTKRBIFCLCGFFFABRCPUPCMMI1%BOGA%P
24 Begley, Les    1                  
15 Buttsworth, Wally                       
5 Caesar, Jack                       
19 Cassin, Jack                       
1 Coward, Ernie                       
4 Exelby, Murray    6                  
26 Green, Fred    1                  
33 Griggs, Les                       
18 Lambert, Chris                       
11 Luff, William                       
10 Maynes, Leo                       
25 Pattinson, George                       
8 Plummer, Elton                       
3 Reynolds, Dick    1                  
29 Reynolds, Tom    5                  
21 Ruddell, Cec                       
6 Standfield, Bob                       
20 Torney, Hugh    1                  
28 Watts, Ray    3                  
Totals    18                  
Opposition    16                  

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 Abbreviations key #=Jumper
GM=Games played
KI=Kicks
MK=Marks
HB=Handballs
DI=Disposals
DA=Disposal average
GL=Goals
BH=Behinds
HO=Hit outs
TK=Tackles
RB=Rebound 50s
IF=Inside 50s
CL=Clearances
CG=Clangers
FF=Free kicks for
FA=Free kicks against
BR=Brownlow votes
CP=Contested possessions
UP=Uncontested possessions
CM=Contested marks
MI=Marks inside 50
1%=One percenters
BO=Bounces
GA=Goal assist
%P=Percentage of game played
SU=Sub (On/Off)
↑=subbed on
↓=subbed off
Melbourne Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game]
#PlayerKIMKHBDIGLBHHOTKRBIFCLCGFFFABRCPUPCMMI1%BOGA%P
36 Anderson, Syd                       
15 Baggott, Ron                       
31 Barassi, Ron    3                  
3 Baxter, Bill                       
24 Beames, Percy    1                  
9 Emselle, Richie                       
6 Fanning, Fred                       
8 Fischer, Rowley                       
26 Furniss, Jack                       
10 Gibb, Maurie    2                  
1 Jones, Gordon                       
21 Kimberley, Ron    1                  
17 La Fontaine, Allan    2                  
14 Maher, Jack                       
12 Mueller, Jack    3                  
19 Roberts, Frank                       
4 Smith, Norm    2                  
5 Truscott, Keith    2                  
23 Wartman, Ray                       
Totals    16                  
Opposition    18                  

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Essendon Player Details
#PlayerAgeCareer Games (W-D-L W%)Career Goals (Ave.)Essendon Games (W-D-L W%)Essendon Goals (Ave.)
24Begley, Les23y 196d30 (15-0-15 50.00%)22 (0.73) 
15Buttsworth, Wally23y 97d13 (8-0-5 61.54%)  
5Caesar, Jack23y 113d29 (15-0-14 51.72%)8 (0.28) 
19Cassin, Jack24y 301d53 (22-0-31 41.51%)35 (0.66) 
1Coward, Ernie24y 91d15 (5-0-10 33.33%)5 (0.33) 
4Exelby, Murray27y 199d53 (24-0-29 45.28%)39 (0.74) 
26Green, Fred19y 52d8 (4-0-4 50.00%)2 (0.25) 
33Griggs, Les25y 357d47 (16-0-31 34.04%)14 (0.30) 
18Lambert, Chris20y 46d4 (3-0-1 75.00%)1 (0.25) 
11Luff, William30y 124d76 (29-0-47 38.16%)37 (0.49) 
10Maynes, Leo28y 327d46 (17-0-29 36.96%)9 (0.20)31 (13-0-18 41.94%)5 (0.16)
25Pattinson, George25y 357d59 (20-0-39 33.90%)15 (0.25) 
8Plummer, Elton25y 271d46 (19-0-27 41.30%)1 (0.02) 
3Reynolds, Dick24y 312d112 (37-0-75 33.04%)144 (1.29) 
29Reynolds, Tom23y 158d42 (19-0-23 45.24%)155 (3.69) 
21Ruddell, Cec22y 340d1 (1-0-0 100.00%)  
6Standfield, Bob24y 210d25 (11-0-14 44.00%)1 (0.04) 
20Torney, Hugh30y 165d105 (36-0-69 34.29%)56 (0.53) 
28Watts, Ray22y 258d41 (19-0-22 46.34%)114 (2.78) 
Totals24y 305d805 (320-0-485 39.75%)658 (0.82)  
CReynolds, Dick24y 312d11 (5-0-6 45.45%)  

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Melbourne Player Details
#PlayerAgeCareer Games (W-D-L W%)Career Goals (Ave.)Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%)Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
36Anderson, Syd22y 115d12 (9-0-3 75.00%)8 (0.67) 
15Baggott, Ron23y 102d70 (47-1-22 67.86%)169 (2.41) 
31Barassi, Ron26y 186d45 (34-0-11 75.56%)73 (1.62) 
3Baxter, Bill20y 334d4 (3-0-1 75.00%)  
24Beames, Percy28y 275d135 (68-1-66 50.74%)212 (1.57) 
9Emselle, Richie22y 216d35 (26-0-9 74.29%)3 (0.09) 
6Fanning, Fred18y 174d1 (0-0-1 0.00%)  
8Fischer, Rowley30y 63d108 (64-1-43 59.72%)31 (0.29) 
26Furniss, Jack25y 138d51 (37-0-14 72.55%)2 (0.04) 
10Gibb, Maurie26y 80d66 (42-1-23 64.39%)112 (1.70) 
1Jones, Gordon26y 178d52 (33-0-19 63.46%)2 (0.04) 
21Kimberley, Ron25y 287d12 (10-0-2 83.33%)4 (0.33) 
17La Fontaine, Allan29y 134d107 (68-1-38 64.02%)58 (0.54) 
14Maher, Jack23y 292d19 (13-0-6 68.42%)7 (0.37) 
12Mueller, Jack24y 231d99 (61-1-37 62.12%)124 (1.25) 
19Roberts, Frank28y 60d90 (54-0-36 60.00%)49 (0.54)63 (43-0-20 68.25%)5 (0.08)
4Smith, Norm24y 158d73 (50-1-22 69.18%)213 (2.92) 
5Truscott, Keith23y 346d41 (31-0-10 75.61%)23 (0.56) 
23Wartman, Ray25y 89d84 (56-1-27 67.26%)39 (0.46) 
Totals25y 28d1104 (706-8-390 63.95%)1129 (1.02)  
CHughes, Frank46y 61d253 (163-3-87 65.02%) 133 (76-1-56 57.52%) 

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