1924 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1924 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 17 of the 1924 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Wels Eicke captained the hosts.
Syd Barker captained the visitors with Frank Maher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
St Kilda
Back:
J. Scales, J. Milne, G. Lucas
Half-back:
B. Cubbins, C. Gambetta, W. Eicke (capt.)
Centre:
J. Henke, B. Carr, B. Day
Half-forward:
A. Anderson, J. Illingworth, C. Watson
Forward:
L. Reynolds, L. Gallagher, F. Scully
Follower:
J. Lord, A. MacKenzie, J. James
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, H. Gregory
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre:
J. Sullivan, C. May, V. Irwin
Half-forward:
G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy, G. Shorten
Forward:
S. Barker (capt.), T. Jenkins, B. Cookson
Follower:
N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
St Kilda (9.5.59) were defeated by Essendon (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: L. Gallagher (3), F. Scully (2), A. Anderson, W. Eicke, J. James, L. Reynolds
Essendon: T. Jenkins (4), S. Barker (2), B. Cookson (2), G. Shorten (2), F. Maher
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. McKinnon
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Anderson, Alby | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cubbins, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Eicke, Wels (c) | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gallagher, Les | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henke, Joe | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Illingworth, Jim | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | MacKenzie, Aubrey | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Milne, Jimmy | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reynolds, Les | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scales, Joe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cookson, Bill | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (vc) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rawle, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
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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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 12 | H. Gregory | 17 | J. Lord |
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| 19 | F. Scully | 22 | L. Gallagher | 11 | L. Reynolds | 3 | A. MacKenzie |
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| FORWARD | 18 | J. James |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 11 | C. Farrell |
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| 31 | C. Watson | 10 | J. Illingworth | 15 | A. Anderson |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 14 | C. May | 18 | V. Irwin |
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| 21 | B. Day | 13 | B. Carr | 1 | J. Henke | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | G. Rawle |
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| 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy | 30 | G. Shorten | 24 | F. Maher (vc) |
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| 1 | W. Eicke (c) | 7 | C. Gambetta | 4 | B. Cubbins |
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| 1 | S. Barker (c) | 21 | T. Jenkins | 19 | B. Cookson |
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| 30 | G. Lucas | 6 | J. Milne | 29 | J. Scales |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||