1926 VFL Season Round 12: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1926 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round twelve of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. In the absence of Gerry Donnelly, Curly Linton captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerry Donnelly and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

North Melbourne (4.8.32) were defeated by Essendon (6.14.50).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 17 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 4.8.32 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Essendon 1 . 1 3 . 4 5 . 9 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Margin NMLB by 6 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Curly Linton (acting)
Coach: Gerry Donnelly (caretaker)

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Britt, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Hutchinson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
4 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 1 ?
11 Linton, Curly (ac) ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
5 Nolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Paul, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 1 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 1 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
26 Edward, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
26 Russell, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 4 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 14

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