1936 VFL Round 1: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1936 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1936 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Jack Baggott captained the hosts. Charlie Gaudion captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Essendon
J. Baggott (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, H. Carey, B. Earle, M. Exelby, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, B. Hall, T. Lahiff, D. Reynolds, A. Richards, T. Rippon, R. Shapter, T. Smith, H. Torney, L. Wallace, L. Webster

North Melbourne
C. Gaudion (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Bicknell, T. Brooker, D. Burke, W. Carter, J. Cordner, R. Deller, C. Dixon, A. Duncan, T. Ellis, H. Farmer, B. Findlay, B. Jones, R. Sitch, R. Taylor, L. Tyrrell, J. Wrout

Essendon (17.15.117) defeated North Melbourne (11.4.70).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (6), T. Smith (5), K. Forbes (2), H. Torney (2), B. Hall, L. Webster
North Melbourne: J. Wrout (3), T. Brooker (2), H. Farmer (2), R. Deller, B. Findlay, B. Jones, L. Tyrrell

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.15.117 - 11.4.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 4 9 . 5 13 . 9 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 2 8 . 4 11 . 4 11 . 4 (70)
Margin ESSE by 8 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 47 ESSE by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Baggott (Essendon), Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Baggott (Essendon), Charlie Gaudion (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Scott
Boundary Umpire: C. Parris

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Baggott, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Carey, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 2 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 6 ?
31 Hall, Billy ? ? 1 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
22 Richards, Almond ? ? 0 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
29 Shapter, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Smith, Tommy ? ? 5 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Brooker, Tom ? ? 2 ?
7 Burke, Dave ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
9 Deller, Roy ? ? 1 ?
21 Dixon, Colin ? ? 0 ?
10 Duncan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Farmer, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
28 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Taylor, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 1 ?
3 Wrout, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 4

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