1930 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1930 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1930 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts. Dick Taylor captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, L. Glynn, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, F. Nash, H. Okey, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, P. Walsh, R. Watt

Melbourne
D. Taylor (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, W. Jackson, H. Long, B. MacDonald, G. Margitich, J. Moodie, W. Murray, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, H. Steel, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine

Essendon (13.11.89) defeated Melbourne (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), T. Freyer (4), A. Arthur (2), N. Beckton, L. Johnson, N. Simpson
Melbourne: G. Margitich (7), J. Abernethy (3), J. Davidson, H. Long

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 August 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 13.11.89 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 7 . 4 9 . 6 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Melbourne 6 . 3 6 . 5 11 . 7 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin MELB by 21 ESSE by 5 MELB by 13 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Dick Taylor (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Murray
Boundary Umpire: A. Peters

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 4 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 4 ?
18 Glynn, Leo ? ? 0 ?
16 Gubbins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 1 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 1 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 3 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Davidson, Hec ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Jackson, Webber ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 7 ?
38 Moodie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
30 Steel, Howard ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 7

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