1927 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1927 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1927 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

North Melbourne
S. Barker, G. Britt, C. Cameron, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, B. McDowell, J. O'Sullivan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, B. Stevens, C. Tyson, D. Walsh

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, B. Carruthers, T. Clarke, J. Dolan, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, J. Kidd, F. Nash, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, B. Speakman, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt

North Melbourne (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. O'Sullivan (3), B. Stevens (3), C. Healy
Essendon: J. Quinn (2), J. Vosti (2), N. Beckton, G. Stockdale, P. Walsh

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 23 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 7.8.50 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 0 4 . 3 4 . 6 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Essendon 2 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 10 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin ESSE by 8 NMLB by 3 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (North Melbourne), Frank Maher (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Frank Maher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Britt, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McDowell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Sullivan, Jack ? ? 3 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Stevens, Bill ? ? 3 ?
33 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
18 Carruthers, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
30 Speakman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 1 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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