1938 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1938 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 4 of the 1938 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Baker, J. Cordner, A. Crawford, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, T. Bryce, P. Buckley, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, B. Hall, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, L. Wallace, R. Watts, S. Wilson
North Melbourne (14.17.101) were defeated by Essendon (19.11.125).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (6), S. Dyer (3), H. Green (2), B. Findlay, K. Forbes, G. Kennedy
Essendon: D. Reynolds (5), R. Watts (5), T. Reynolds (4), L. Webster (2), M. Exelby, B. Hall, A. Maltby
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
14.17.101 - 19.11.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Jurss
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Buckley, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 11 | |||