1930 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1930 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 7 of the 1930 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Norm Beckton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Colin Niven and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, C. Benham, J. Cashman, H. Challis, C. Chapman, F. Davies, A. Dickens, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, A. Fitcher, F. Gibson, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, G. McKenzie, J. Moriarty, F. Pearce, F. Raymond, W. Smallhorn, J. Williams

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, H. Okey, J. Quinn, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt

Fitzroy (13.13.91) were defeated by Essendon (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), C. Chapman (3), A. Batchelor (2), C. Benham, A. Dickens, J. Williams
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), M. MacRae (3), A. Arthur (2), N. Beckton (2), J. Quinn (2), G. Campbell, T. Freyer, P. Walsh

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 13.13.91 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 12 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Essendon 3 . 3 8 . 8 12 . 9 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Colin Niven (Fitzroy), Charlie Hardy (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Norm Beckton (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Brown
Boundary Umpire: P. Jory

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 1 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Challis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 3 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Raymond, Frank ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
18 Williams, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 1 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 4 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 1 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Gubbins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 3 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 10

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