1928 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1928 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1928 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Tyson.

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, J. Haw, B. Johnson, T. McConville, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, S. Wittman

North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), C. Cameron, T. Dea, J. Dowling, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, B. Kavanagh, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, A. Malberg, L. McConnell, L. Murphy, C. Nolan, M. Pitchford, B. Smith, A. Staveley, T. Trevaskis

Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated North Melbourne (6.4.40).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (7), S. Wittman (6), J. Davidson, T. McConville, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, F. Vine
North Melbourne: C. Tyson (2), C. Healy, B. Kavanagh, L. McConnell, C. Nolan

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 September 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,609

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 18.19.127 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 7 . 11 13 . 18 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
North Melbourne 0 . 1 2 . 1 4 . 2 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Margin MELB by 31 MELB by 40 MELB by 70 MELB by 87 MELB by 87
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
24 Haw, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 7 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 19

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Dowling, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
26 Kavanagh, Ben ? ? 1 ?
13 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
30 Malberg, Artie ? ? 0 ?
4 McConnell, Len ? ? 1 ?
27 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Staveley, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
1 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 4

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