1924 VFL Round 8: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1924 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1924 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Frank Maher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, H. Gregory
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, K. Adam
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, G. Campbell
Half-forward:
R. Watt, J. Callahan, G. Shorten
Forward:
S. Barker (capt.), V. Irwin, J. Sullivan
Follower:
N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
St Kilda
Back:
H. Tampling, B. Lenne, A. Thomson
Half-back:
B. Cubbins, J. Milne, C. Watson
Centre:
B. Day, B. Carr, E. Peck
Half-forward:
F. Scully, A. Anderson, F. Phillips
Forward:
J. O'Rourke, H. Grounds, H. Moyes
Follower:
L. Reynolds, J. Scales, J. James
Essendon (16.17.113) defeated St Kilda (3.13.31).
Goalkickers
Essendon: V. Irwin (10), S. Barker, N. Beckton, F. Maher, G. Rawle, G. Shorten, R. Watt
St Kilda: A. Anderson, J. James, F. Scully
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 13 | 3 | . | 13 | (31) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 71 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | FF | ? | 10 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (vc) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rawle, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Anderson, Alby | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cubbins, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Grounds, Housie | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Lenne, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Milne, Jimmy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Moyes, Harry | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Rourke, Jack | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Eric | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reynolds, Les | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scales, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tampling, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Thomson, Alan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 13 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 26 | H. Tampling | 2 | B. Lenne | 27 | A. Thomson | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 18 | V. Irwin | 1 | S. Barker (c) | 6 | G. Rawle |
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| FORWARD | 24 | F. Maher (vc) |
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| 4 | B. Cubbins | 6 | J. Milne | 31 | C. Watson |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 22 | J. Callahan | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 21 | B. Day | 13 | B. Carr | 25 | E. Peck |
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| 17 | G. Campbell | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 29 | J. Scales |
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| 19 | F. Scully | 15 | A. Anderson | 9 | F. Phillips | 18 | J. James |
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| 26 | K. Adam | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 14 | J. O'Rourke | 23 | H. Grounds | 5 | H. Moyes |
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| 12 | H. Gregory | 7 | H. Hunter | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| St Kilda | Coach: Wels Eicke | ||||||||||||||