1928 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1928 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1928 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Tyson and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), P. Brown, C. Cameron, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, B. Kavanagh, A. Lambe, J. Lovett, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, L. McConnell, B. McDowell, J. Morrissey, C. Nolan, B. Russ, B. Smith, T. Trevaskis

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, A. Cerini, A. Charleston, T. Clarke, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, B. Henry, E. Martin, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, J. Vosti, L. Webster

North Melbourne (9.5.59) were defeated by Essendon (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Kavanagh (2), C. Tyson (2), J. Lovett, B. Lynch, C. Nolan, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis
Essendon: A. Arthur (3), A. Cerini (2), K. Forbes (2), B. Henry (2), F. Maher

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 9.5.59 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Essendon 0 . 1 3 . 5 6 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin NMLB by 19 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 5 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne), Charlie Hardy (Essendon)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne), Frank Maher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Alley

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Kavanagh, Ben ? ? 2 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 1 ?
2 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 McConnell, Len ? ? 0 ?
3 McDowell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 1 ?
1 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 5

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 3 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
19 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
34 Cerini, Athol ? ? 2 ?
26 Charleston, Aub ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Forbes, Keith ? ? 2 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Henry, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Martin, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Rennie, Artie ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 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