1926 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1926 between Essendon and Footscray during round 15 of the 1926 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Harry Saunders.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, S. Carman, W. Edward, J. Garden, D. Gosling, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, R. Watt
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, L. Chapple, B. Crellin, J. Croft, B. Freyer, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, D. Johnstone, T. Jones, J. Knott, J. McGlone, J. Nunan, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson
Essendon (18.15.123) defeated Footscray (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (6), N. Beckton (3), D. Gosling (3), G. Campbell, S. Carman, J. Garden, J. Harrison, F. Maher, J. Quinn
Footscray: L. Chapple (3), A. Hopkins (3), F. Aked, T. Jones, J. McGlone
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Harry Saunders
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Bill Doolan
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Jepson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Edward, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Gosling, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Crellin, Bertie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Freyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | McGlone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||