1928 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (10.7.67) were defeated by St Kilda (11.10.76).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by St Kilda
Score: 10.7.67 - 11.10.76

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

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Charlie Hardy

St Kilda

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Sparrow

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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 ?
4 Shelton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 5 ?
5 Smedley, Bert ? ? 3 ?
16 Warr, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Wyatt, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 10

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