1935 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1935 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1935 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, F. Asling, G. Bell, T. Bryce, C. Crawford, M. Exelby, B. Hall, T. Lahiff, B. Lowenthal, B. Mathews, W. Milne, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, H. Torney, L. Wallace, B. Wilson
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, J. Ball, P. Beames, J. Bennett, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, F. Kelly, H. Long, C. Longhurst, P. McNamara, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Essendon (10.14.74) were defeated by Melbourne (12.21.93).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), M. Exelby (2), T. Bryce, T. Lahiff, B. Wilson
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), E. Glass (3), P. Beames (2), M. Gibb, L. Jones, A. La Fontaine, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | ESSE by 25 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Scott
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Asling, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mathews, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milne, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 21 | |||