1928 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1928 between Footscray and Essendon during round 2 of the 1928 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, F. Bult, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, F. Hansen, D. Johnstone, A. Morrison, J. O'Brien, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, L. Bertram, G. Campbell, S. Carman, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Kidd, E. Martin, N. McSweeney, F. Nash, H. Okey, A. Rennie, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster
Footscray (10.9.69) were defeated by Essendon (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (3), A. Hopkins (2), C. Rowe (2), C. Gaudion, J. O'Brien, G. Woodman
Essendon: G. Stockdale (5), L. Bertram (3), N. Beckton, N. Simpson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | ESSE by 11 | FOOT by 12 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Jones
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hansen, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bertram, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||