1937 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1937 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1937 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. Jim Adamson captained the hosts. Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Len Webster as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, J. Cordner, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, D. Kemp, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, F. Penney, J. Rogers, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, L. Tyrrell

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), B. Cahill, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, B. Hall, F. Kelly, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, H. Torney, L. Wallace, R. Watts, S. Wilson

North Melbourne (11.11.77) were defeated by Essendon (11.22.88).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Anderson (4), B. Findlay (2), E. Morcom (2), C. Mitchell, F. Stubbs, L. Tyrrell
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), R. Watts (3), L. Webster (2), T. Freyer, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 July 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 11.11.77 - 11.22.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 11 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Essendon 2 . 3 5 . 10 9 . 13 11 . 22 11 . 22 (88)
Margin NMLB by 6 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne), Jack Baggott (Essendon)
Captains: Jim Adamson (North Melbourne), Keith Forbes (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Len Webster (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Anderson, Stewart ? ? 4 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
21 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
22 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Mitchell, Col ? ? 1 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
34 Penney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Rogers, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
31 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 1 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Cahill, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 4 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 1 ?
31 Hall, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Maltby, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
2 McDermott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
15 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 1 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Watts, Ray ? ? 3 ?
32 Webster, Len (vc) ? ? 2 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 22

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