1929 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1929 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1929 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Norm Beckton captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
Charles Chapman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Jim Freake.
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), G. Campbell, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, C. Hearn, E. Martin, J. McKenzie, H. Okey, R. Payne, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, E. Watson, R. Watt, L. Webster, J. Williamson
Fitzroy
C. Chapman (capt.), A. Batchelor, N. Beckham, J. Buckley, J. Cashman, P. Ellis, F. Gibson, T. Hickey, C. Kerr, P. Killeen, T. McCaffrey, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, I. Sharp, N. Stott, T. Williams
Essendon (18.25.133) defeated Fitzroy (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (8), H. Okey (3), R. Payne (2), N. Beckton, J. McKenzie, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, L. Webster
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), D. Ringrose (2), I. Sharp (2), N. Stott (2), J. Cashman, T. McCaffrey, C. Niven
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 25 | 18 | . | 25 | (133) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Jim Freake
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Norm Beckton
(Essendon),
Charles Chapman
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Joe Hammond
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Payne, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 25 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Beckham, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Buckley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, Charles (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Killeen, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McCaffrey, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Sharp, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Stott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 8 | |||