1933 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1933 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1933 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Colin Niven captained the hosts. Garnet Campbell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Garnet Campbell.

Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), N. Barnett, P. Beames, R. Conole, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, L. Riley, J. Sambell, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff

Essendon
Back: J. Williamson, T. Fay, B. Wilson
Half-back: B. Lowenthal, B. Anderson, C. McCorkell
Centre: T. Clarke, H. Okey, D. Reynolds
Half-forward: L. Johnson, C. Hearn, J. Walker
Forward: T. Freyer, G. Campbell (capt.), F. Ford
Follower: P. Walsh, L. Webster, K. Forbes
Sub.: J. O'Brien

Melbourne (15.9.99) defeated Essendon (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (5), P. Beames (3), R. Fischer (2), B. Vanthoff (2), B. Deague, E. Glass, L. Riley
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), L. Johnson (2), J. Walker (2), G. Campbell, T. Freyer

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 May 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,479

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 15.9.99 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 1 7 . 4 11 . 6 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Essendon 2 . 3 5 . 4 7 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin MELB by 10 MELB by 12 MELB by 22 MELB by 29 MELB by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)
Captains: Colin Niven (Melbourne), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Ellingsen

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Tom Clarke ESSE 23 3
Les Jones MELB 13 2
Percy Beames MELB 24 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barnett, Noel ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 3 ?
29 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 2 ?
16 Glass, Eric ? ? 1 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 5 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
10 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 1 ?
4 Sambell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce CHB ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) FF ? 1 ?
23 Clarke, Tom WL ? 0 ?
31 Fay, Ted FB ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith RO ? 4 ?
15 Ford, Frank FPR ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted FPL ? 1 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie CHF ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Len HFFL ? 2 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
5 McCorkell, Clive HBFR ? 0 ?
6 O'Brien, Jock SUB ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard C ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick WR ? 0 ?
8 Walker, Johnny HFFR ? 2 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy RU ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len RU ? 0 ?
25 Williamson, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Billy BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
25 J. Williamson 31 T. Fay 24 B. Wilson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



7 B. Lowenthal 16 B. Anderson 5 C. McCorkell













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 T. Clarke 2 H. Okey 3 D. Reynolds









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 P. Walsh 6 J. O'Brien
HALF-FORWARD 32 L. Webster

10 L. Johnson 4 C. Hearn 8 J. Walker 1 K. Forbes











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



26 T. Freyer 17 G. Campbell (c) 15 F. Ford













BACK



Essendon Coach: Garnet Campbell