1928 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1928 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round five of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Gordon Rattray captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Fitzroy (11.18.84) were defeated by Essendon (13.17.95).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 11.18.84 - 13.17.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 3 . 12 10 . 14 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Essendon 3 . 6 5 . 7 10 . 11 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 7 FITZ by 3 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gordon Rattray
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Charlie Hardy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibbs, George ? ? 1 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
39 Kick, Ned ? ? 1 ?
22 Lean, Jack ? ? 2 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Rattray, Gordon (c) ? ? 2 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 1 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 3 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 2 ?
18 Bertram, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
26 Charleston, Aub ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Henry, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 3 ?
1 Martin, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 1 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
33 Rennie, Artie ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 17

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