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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 21-Sep-1940 Final Preliminary Final
Melbourne logo
MEL
90 12.18
Coach: Frank Hughes
85 12.13
ESS
Essendon logo
Coach: Dick Reynolds
M.C.G. Melbourne by 5 MEL by 5
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

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

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

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

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.74.41.53.290
ESS3.45.41.33.285

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ted BryceESS
Behinds
Not available yet
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals12
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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Statistics updated: 19 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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