1938 VFL Round 15: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1938 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, R. Watts, S. Wilson
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Baker, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, A. Hacker, H. Jones, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner
Essendon (13.9.87) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Watts (5), L. Begley (2), T. Bryce, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, L. Webster
North Melbourne: S. Murray (7), K. Forbes (2), H. Green (2), G. Kennedy (2), J. Baker, S. Dyer, E. Morcom
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
13.9.87 - 16.8.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 28 | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Hacker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 8 | |||