1899 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1899 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 2 of the 1899 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts.
George Stuckey captained the visitors.
St Kilda
Back:
G. May, G. Sparrow, C. Raff
Half-back:
G. Rutherford, T. McNamara, J. Warne
Centre:
H. Smith, T. Hall, G. Spilcker
Half-forward:
B. Shaw (capt.), B. McGregor, M. Minahan
Forward:
D. McKay, A. Stewart, G. Williams
Follower:
T. Blake, J. Smith, B. Matthews
Essendon
Back:
T. Kinnear, G. Officer, M. Collins
Half-back:
C. McCartney, M. O'Loughlin, G. Stuckey (capt.)
Centre:
J. Groves, H. Wright, B. Griffith
Half-forward:
C. Moore, T. Collins, G. Hastings
Forward:
J. Larkin, C. Forbes, G. Martin
Follower:
S. Barry, P. O'Loughlin, A. Cleghorn
St Kilda (3.2.20) were defeated by Essendon (8.18.66).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. McKay, M. Minahan, A. Stewart
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (3), S. Barry, C. Forbes, J. Larkin, C. Moore, P. O'Loughlin
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | (20) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 46 | ESSE by 46 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
J. Middleton,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Blake, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| May, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Billy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Raff, Charles | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Spilcker, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Warne, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Gerry | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 2 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barry, Son | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | RO | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Mick | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 18 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| T. Kinnear | G. Officer | M. Collins | T. Blake |
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| G. Williams | A. Stewart | D. McKay | J. Smith |
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| C. McCartney | M. O'Loughlin | G. Stuckey (c) |
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| M. Minahan | B. McGregor | B. Shaw (c) |
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| J. Groves | H. Wright | B. Griffith |
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| G. Spilcker | T. Hall | H. Smith | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | S. Barry |
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| C. Moore | T. Collins | G. Hastings | A. Cleghorn |
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| J. Warne | T. McNamara | G. Rutherford |
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| J. Larkin | C. Forbes | G. Martin |
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| C. Raff | G. Sparrow | G. May |
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| Essendon | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||