1928 VFL Round 8: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1928 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1928 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, A. Charleston, T. Clarke, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, B. Henry, E. Martin, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster
St Kilda
R. Bence, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, C. Gambetta, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, P. Outram, W. Roberts, E. Sanneman, Jack Shelton, Jack Shelton, B. Smedley, D. Warr, C. Wyatt
Essendon (10.7.67) were defeated by St Kilda (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Arthur (6), K. Forbes, B. Henry, N. Simpson, L. Webster
St Kilda: J. Shelton (5), B. Smedley (3), P. Outram (2), H. Mason
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Monday 4 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 19 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
George Sparrow
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Osborne
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Charleston, Aub | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henry, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ludlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outram, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smedley, Bert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Warr, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wyatt, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 10 | |||