1930 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1930 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1930 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Norm Beckton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), G. Cassidy, J. Collins, R. Conole, H. Crapper, B. Cutler, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, V. Driver, C. Jackson, B. Johnson, B. MacDonald, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, S. Wittman
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. Kidd, M. MacRae, H. Okey, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, E. Watson
Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated Essendon (11.22.88).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (11), B. Johnson (2), S. Wittman (2), B. Cutler, I. Warne-Smith
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (3), G. Campbell (2), L. Johnson, M. MacRae, J. Quinn
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1930 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1930
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,344
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 22 | 11 | . | 22 | (88) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | ESSE by 10 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Norm Beckton
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
M. Conniff
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Cassidy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Crapper, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cutler, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Davidson, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Driver, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jackson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Gubbins, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | MacRae, Mal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 22 | |||