1936 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1936 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1936 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Jack Baggott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, C. Longhurst, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
J. Baggott (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, B. Earle, K. Forbes, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, M. McFarlane, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, T. Smith, H. Torney, L. Webster, S. Wilson
Melbourne (16.15.111) defeated Essendon (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (3), L. Jones (3), N. Smith (3), E. Glass (2), J. Mueller (2), M. Gibb, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel
Essendon: T. Lahiff (2), A. Maltby (2), M. McFarlane (2), B. Luff, H. Torney, L. Webster
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1936
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,357
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Baggott, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Smith, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||