1926 VFL Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1926 between Melbourne and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, C. Gomez, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, C. May, J. Quinn, T. Shorten, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
Melbourne (6.6.42) defeated Essendon (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Duff (3), J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson
Essendon: J. Vosti (4), F. Maher
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 October 1926
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,162
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Shorten, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||