1928 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1928 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 11 of the 1928 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, B. Muir, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, A. Cerini, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, C. Gomez, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, F. Nash, H. Okey, K. Parris, J. Quinn, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt, L. Webster
Collingwood (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, H. Collier, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), A. Arthur (2), N. Beckton, F. Nash, H. Okey
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
12.13.85 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | COLL by 11 | COLL by 44 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Muir, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cerini, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Parris, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||