1926 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1926 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 16 of the 1926 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, E. Cormack, G. Dunstan, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, H. Kuhl, H. Lakin, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, D. O'Brien, A. Scott, L. Sharpe, Jack Shelton, Jack Shelton, L. Trainor
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, D. Gosling, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, T. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
St Kilda (2.11.23) were defeated by Essendon (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton, L. Trainor
Essendon: G. Stockdale (3), J. Garden (2), N. Beckton, D. Gosling, J. Hammond, F. Maher, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, T. Shorten, N. Simpson, R. Watt
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 11 | 2 | . | 11 | (23) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 72 | ESSE by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(St Kilda),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Rowe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cormack, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Dunstan, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kuhl, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Lakin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Brien, Dermot | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Trainor, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 2 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Gosling, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Shorten, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 11 | |||