1922 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1922 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1922 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Sam Gravenall and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Essendon
S. Barker (capt.), K. Adam, F. Baring, N. Beckton, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, J. Garden, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins, R. Kemp, R. Laing, F. Maher, C. May, J. McCarthy, J. Sullivan, R. Watt

Melbourne
P. Wilson (capt.), B. Allen, P. Bourke, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, J. Corby, H. Coy, E. Dunbar, H. Dunbar, D. Elliman, J. Flanagan, H. Harker, G. Heinz, C. Lilley, C. Streeter, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, A. Wilson

Essendon (12.21.93) defeated Melbourne (5.12.42).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Jenkins (7), V. Irwin (2), N. Beckton, F. Maher, J. McCarthy
Melbourne: H. Dunbar (2), B. Allen, J. Corby, E. Dunbar

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 June 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 12.21.93 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 5 . 12 5 . 13 12 . 21 12 . 21 (93)
Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 5 4 . 10 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 51 ESSE by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Sam Gravenall (Essendon), Percy Wilson (Melbourne)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Percy Wilson (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Irwin, Vince ? ? 2 ?
3 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 7 ?
9 Kemp, Roy ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 1 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 21

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
32 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Corby, John ? ? 1 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Dunbar, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Harold ? ? 2 ?
11 Elliman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s