1926 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1926 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1926 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Gerry Donnelly captained the hosts. Bert Chadwick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerry Donnelly and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.

North Melbourne
G. Donnelly (capt.), H. Barnes, G. Bolt, G. Britt, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lovett, J. Lynch, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman

North Melbourne (10.7.67) were defeated by Melbourne (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Lindsay (4), J. Lovett (2), G. Britt, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lynch
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), H. Moyes (3), B. Johnson, H. White, S. Wittman

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 August 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 10.7.67 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 3 9 . 6 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 8 5 . 11 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin NMLB by 8 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 19 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerry Donnelly (North Melbourne), Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)
Captains: Gerry Donnelly (North Melbourne), Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Barnes, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Britt, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
8 Donnelly, Gerry (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 1 ?
4 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 4 ?
11 Linton, Curly ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 2 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 7

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 3 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
5 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

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