1928 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1928 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1928 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, N. McSweeney, H. Okey, K. Parris, A. Rennie, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt, J. Way, L. Webster
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), B. Aldag, H. Baker, T. Cahill, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, J. Lukeman, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt
Essendon (15.14.104) defeated Footscray (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Okey (4), K. Forbes (3), G. Stockdale (3), A. Arthur (2), N. Beckton, J. Hammond, L. Webster
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), C. Sloley (3), N. McDonald (2), C. Rowe (2), P. Scanlan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Parris, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Way, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aldag, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 8 | |||