1926 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1926 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1926 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, S. Carman, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, C. Gomez, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, N. McSweeney, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, J. Veal, H. White, S. Wittman
Essendon (10.9.69) were defeated by Melbourne (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), N. Beckton (3), V. Irwin (2), J. Vosti
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), H. Moyes (2), J. Davidson, B. Johnson, D. Taylor, J. Veal, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 4 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Orchard
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Veal, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 9 | |||