1928 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1928 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1928 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Greg Stockdale captained the hosts. In the absence of Bert Sutton, vice-captain Bob Sellers captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.

Essendon
G. Stockdale (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, S. Carman, T. Clarke, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, B. Henry, J. Kidd, K. Parris, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, P. Walsh, R. Watt, J. Way, L. Webster

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, F. Barker, B. McComb
Half-back: G. Chandler, J. Sharpley, W. Lathlain
Centre: D. Logan, C. Sherer, J. Pickford
Half-forward: R. Tasker, S. Stewart, D. Withers
Forward: C. Answerth, B. Hyde, B. Ashby
Follower: A. Chandler, B. Sellers (capt.), T. Pool

Essendon (16.22.118) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Arthur (5), B. Henry (3), J. Quinn (3), G. Stockdale (3), N. Beckton, K. Forbes
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (3), D. Withers (3), C. Answerth, B. Sellers, S. Stewart

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 1 September 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.22.118 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 8 . 13 12 . 17 16 . 22 16 . 22 (118)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 3 . 3 8 . 6 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin HWTH by 3 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 58 ESSE by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Captains: Greg Stockdale (Essendon), Bob Sellers (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 5 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
19 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Forbes, Keith ? ? 1 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Henry, Bill ? ? 3 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Parris, Keith ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 3 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
16 Way, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 22

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Answerth, Clarrie FPL ? 1 ?
15 Ashby, Bert FPR ? 0 ?
5 Barker, Fred FB ? 0 ?
7 Chandler, Allan RU ? 0 ?
Chandler, Gil HBFL ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 3 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
26 Lathlain, Wally HBFR ? 0 ?
3 Logan, Dick WL ? 0 ?
34 McComb, Bert BPR ? 0 ?
15 Pickford, Jack WR ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 0 ?
8 Sellers, Bob (ac) RU ? 1 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie C ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart CHF ? 1 ?
29 Tasker, Roly HFFL ? 0 ?
Withers, Dave HFFR ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 6

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Charlie Hardy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
23 P. Keary 5 F. Barker 34 B. McComb













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



G. Chandler 4 J. Sharpley 26 W. Lathlain













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



3 D. Logan 27 C. Sherer 15 J. Pickford









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 7 A. Chandler

HALF-FORWARD 8 B. Sellers (ac)

29 R. Tasker 9 S. Stewart D. Withers 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 C. Answerth 20 B. Hyde 15 B. Ashby













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Sutton