1930 VFL Round 8: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1930 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1930 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts. Johnny Lewis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Johnny Lewis.

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

North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), J. Adamson, R. Atkins, C. Cameron, T. Clauscen, T. Dea, F. Dean, J. Dowling, G. Dykes, J. Gregory, J. Heenan, G. Jerram, J. Knott, B. Mathews, B. McCabe, J. Morrissey, R. Perrett, J. Thompson, F. Wells

Essendon (11.11.77) defeated North Melbourne (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), A. Arthur (2), M. MacRae (2), T. Freyer, L. Johnson, J. Quinn
North Melbourne: B. Mathews (3), J. Dowling (2), J. Adamson, J. Heenan, J. Lewis

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.11.77 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 5 . 8 9 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Johnny Lewis (North Melbourne)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Johnny Lewis (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott
Boundary Umpire: H. Gibson, H. Johnston

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
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 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 1 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 2 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
32 Atkins, Roy ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Clauscen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
18 Dean, Fred ? ? 0 ?
13 Dowling, John ? ? 2 ?
31 Dykes, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
12 Heenan, Jim ? ? 1 ?
2 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Knott, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Mathews, Bob ? ? 3 ?
3 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Perrett, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
17 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Wells, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 8

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