1926 VFL Season Round 10: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1926 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round ten of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Adams captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Fitzroy (6.13.49) were defeated by Essendon (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 6.13.49 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 1 3 . 4 5 . 9 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Essendon 4 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin ESSE by 28 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Adams
Coach: Vic Belcher

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Anderson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Carey, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Ryan, Ed ? ? 0 ?
7 Truman, Vic ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
26 Edward, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Gomez, Chris ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 4 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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