1922 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1922 between Melbourne and Essendon during round fifteen of the 1922 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Melbourne (3.10.28) were defeated by Essendon (6.8.44).

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 August 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,206

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 3.10.28 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 2 . 6 2 . 8 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Essendon 3 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Essendon

Captain: Syd Barker
Coach: Syd Barker (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Dunbar, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 10

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) ? ? 1 ?
5 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Clowe, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
3 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
19 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 1 ?
23 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
12 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

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