1945 Essendon Bombers Roster
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 10-9 - 42 points
Finishing 8th in the VFL
Coach: Dick Reynolds (10-8-1)
Coach: Cec Ruddell (0-1)
1945 Essendon Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-9 - 42 points
Finishing 8th in the VFL
Coach: Dick Reynolds (10-8-1)
Coach: Cec Ruddell (0-1)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 10 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 42 points finishing eighth in the VFL. Dick Reynolds and Cec Ruddell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Abbott | September 26, 1914 | 6'1" | 201 | ||
| Bob Annesley | July 10, 1919 | 5'8" | 148 | ||
| Norm Betson | July 8, 1914 | 6'4" | 203 | ||
| Bill Brittingham | September 5, 1923 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Percy Bushby | May 27, 1919 | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Fred Buttsworth | May 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 174 | North Perth, WA | |
| Wally Buttsworth | January 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 201 | North Perth, WA | |
| Milton Clark | June 27, 1922 | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Ernie Coward | January 27, 1916 | 5'7" | 148 | ||
| Laurie Dearle | October 16, 1919 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Murray Dimble | December 8, 1922 | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Bob Drummond | April 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Harry Equid | October 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 209 | ||
| Ray Finn | January 2, 1926 | 5'6" | 159 | ||
| Bob Flanigan | March 25, 1914 | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Les Gardiner | January 25, 1923 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Terry Healy | July 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Jack Henry | January 21, 1922 | 5'6" | 148 | ||
| Allan Hird | August 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Jackie Huggard | January 28, 1926 | 5'7" | 148 | ||
| Bill Hutchison | April 28, 1923 | 5'8" | 154 | ||
| Ron Jory | May 12, 1925 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Chris Lambert | March 12, 1920 | 5'7" | 172 | ||
| Gordon Lane | May 30, 1921 | 6'1" | 201 | ||
| Jack Lyons | December 5, 1919 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Peter Paterson | July 27, 1916 | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Bill Pearson | June 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 181 | ||
| Ray Powell | August 7, 1923 | 5'10" | 154 | ||
| Harry Ralph | May 21, 1919 | 5'8" | 176 | ||
| Alan Randall | April 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| Dick Reynolds | June 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 181 | ||
| Cec Ruddell | May 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 179 | ||
| Alan Shaw | November 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Noel Smith | November 27, 1918 | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Bob Syme | November 30, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Thomas | April 3, 1926 | 5'9" | 183 |
