1928 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1928 between Essendon and Geelong during round 4 of the 1928 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, L. Bertram, S. Carman, B. Carruthers, J. Dolan, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, B. Henry, E. Martin, H. Okey, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster
Geelong
T. Baker, A. Carroll, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, C. Fowler, E. Greeves, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, L. Laver, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Essendon (6.11.47) were defeated by Geelong (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Bertram (2), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, B. Henry, N. Simpson
Geelong: J. Chambers (3), G. Jerram (2), E. Fleming
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | GEEL by 5 | ESSE by 22 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bertram, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Carruthers, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henry, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Carroll, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fowler, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Laver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||