1926 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1926 between Footscray and Essendon during round 4 of the 1926 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), L. Chapple, G. Clissold, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, G. Howell, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, T. Jones, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, C. Rowe, J. Sharpley
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, C. May, J. McCarthy, N. McSweeney, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
Footscray (7.5.47) were defeated by Essendon (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (2), N. McDonald (2), G. Clissold, G. Howell, H. Johns
Essendon: V. Irwin (3), J. Hammond, J. McCarthy, J. Vosti
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 15 | level | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Doolan
(Footscray),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Howell, Gus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sharpley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||