1926 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1926 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1926 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Wels Eicke captained the hosts. In the absence of Dan Minogue, Mick Ennis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), H. Barnes, G. Britt, G. Donnelly, L. Dwyer, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lovett, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, B. Smith, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh, D. Watson, J. Wood

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, J. Jackson, C. Lethlean
Half-back: J. Pickford, T. Everuss, R. Donovan
Centre: B. Calwell, F. Finch, J. Gill
Half-forward: W. Williams, S. Stewart, J. McCashney
Forward: F. Maple, M. Ennis (capt.), L. Beck
Follower: P. Burke, F. Murphy, T. Pool

North Melbourne (5.8.38) were defeated by Hawthorn (5.12.42).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (3), A. Lambe, B. Smith
Hawthorn: M. Ennis (2), T. Pool (2), C. Lethlean

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 May 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 5.8.38 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 3 . 7 4 . 11 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin HWTH by 12 HWTH by 4 HWTH by 6 HWTH by 4 HWTH by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Dan Minogue (Hawthorn)
Captains: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Mick Ennis (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton
Goal Umpire: S. Campton

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Barnes, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Britt, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
8 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Eicke, Wels (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 1 ?
11 Linton, Curly ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 3 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Smith, Billy ? ? 1 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Wood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Beck, Lindsay FPR ? 0 ?
6 Burke, Paddy RU ? 0 ?
26 Calwell, Bert WL ? 0 ?
24 Donovan, Roy HBFR ? 0 ?
22 Ennis, Mick (ac) FF ? 2 ?
17 Everuss, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
11 Finch, Fred C ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack WR ? 0 ?
2 Jackson, Jim FB ? 0 ?
29 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie BPR ? 1 ?
Maple, Frank FPL ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim HFFR ? 0 ?
5 Murphy, Frank RU ? 0 ?
15 Pickford, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 2 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart CHF ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Wal HFFL ? 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

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Wels Eicke
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 P. Keary 2 J. Jackson 16 C. Lethlean













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 J. Pickford 17 T. Everuss 24 R. Donovan













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 B. Calwell 11 F. Finch 14 J. Gill









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 P. Burke

HALF-FORWARD 5 F. Murphy

28 W. Williams 9 S. Stewart 8 J. McCashney 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



F. Maple 22 M. Ennis (ac) 18 L. Beck













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue