1928 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1928 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1928 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, L. Bertram, G. Campbell, S. Carman, J. Dolan, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Kidd, E. Martin, F. Nash, H. Okey, A. Rennie, B. Speakman, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, A. Hope, B. Johnson, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
Essendon (11.6.72) were defeated by Melbourne (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), N. Beckton (2), L. Bertram (2), F. Nash (2), F. Maher
Melbourne: H. Dunbar (3), A. Hope (3), I. Warne-Smith (2), S. Wittman (2), J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Boundary Umpire:
W. Furlonger
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bertram, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Speakman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hope, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 7 | |||