1935 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1935 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 1 of the 1935 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), J. Ball, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, A. Gillespie-Jones, E. Glass, D. Hooper, G. Jones, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, C. Crawford, B. Earle, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, C. Hearn, J. Hiskins, T. Lahiff, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, B. Turner, L. Wallace, P. Walsh, L. Webster
Melbourne (15.9.99) were defeated by Essendon (24.15.159).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Gibb (6), P. Beames (2), J. Mueller (2), R. Wartman (2), J. Foster, G. Jones, B. Taylor
Essendon: T. Freyer (12), S. Slater (4), K. Forbes (2), K. Hardiman (2), D. Reynolds (2), L. Webster (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,617
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 7 | 24 | . | 15 | 24 | . | 15 | (159) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Charlie May
(Essendon)
Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Frood
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 12 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hiskins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 24 | 15 | |||