1899 VFL Round 3: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1899 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1899 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts with Jim Anderson as vice-captain. Dave Adamson captained the visitors with Bill Windley as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: M. Collins, G. Officer, T. Kinnear
Half-back: G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson (vice-capt.), M. O'Loughlin
Centre: J. Groves, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward: S. Barry, T. Collins, C. Moore
Forward: H. Fitzpatrick, C. McCartney, J. Larkin
Follower: G. Martin, P. O'Loughlin, A. Cleghorn

South Melbourne
D. Adamson (capt.), B. Windley (vice-capt.), W. Armstrong, G. Davidson, B. Fraser, T. Gilligan, C. Goding, B. Howson, J. Incoll, H. Jeanneret, H. Lampe, A. McNair, F. O'Hara, J. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, V. Robertson, A. Trim

Essendon (1.9.15) defeated South Melbourne (0.9.9).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Fitzpatrick

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 24 May 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 1.9.15 - 0.9.9

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 3 0 . 3 0 . 7 1 . 9 1 . 9 (15)
South Melbourne 0 . 3 0 . 7 0 . 7 0 . 9 0 . 9 (9)
Margin level SMLB by 4 level ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Dave Adamson (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Jim Anderson (Essendon), Bill Windley (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, G. Clapham

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son HFFL ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur RO ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie BPL ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod CHF ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Hugh FPL ? 1 ?
Groves, Joe WL ? 0 ?
Hastings, George WR ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPR ? 0 ?
Martin, George RU ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie HFFR ? 0 ?
Officer, Gus FB ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Mick HBFR ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 1 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Warwick FPR ? 0 ?
Davidson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
Incoll, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri BPL ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry FPL ? 0 ?
McNair, Arch HFFR ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim C ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Robertson, Val WR ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert HBFL ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 0 9

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
H. Jeanneret F. O'Hara T. Gilligan G. Martin

J. Larkin C. McCartney H. Fitzpatrick P. O'Loughlin

FORWARD A. Cleghorn

HALF-BACK



A. Trim D. Adamson (c) G. Davidson



C. Moore T. Collins S. Barry



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



B. Howson J. O'Hara V. Robertson



G. Hastings H. Wright J. Groves FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE M. Pleass

HALF-FORWARD H. Purdy

J. Incoll B. Fraser A. McNair B. Windley (vc)

M. O'Loughlin J. Anderson (vc) G. Stuckey (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



H. Lampe C. Goding W. Armstrong



T. Kinnear G. Officer M. Collins



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.3.3 - 0.3.3 ??:??
Q2 SMLB unknown behind 0.3.3 - 0.4.4 ??:??
SMLB unknown behind 0.3.3 - 0.5.5 ??:??
SMLB unknown behind 0.3.3 - 0.6.6 ??:??
SMLB unknown behind 0.3.3 - 0.7.7 ??:??
Q3 ESSE unknown behind 0.4.4 - 0.7.7 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 0.5.5 - 0.7.7 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 0.6.6 - 0.7.7 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 0.7.7 - 0.7.7 ??:??
Q4 ESSE Hugh Fitzpatrick goal 1.7.13 - 0.7.7 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 1.8.14 - 0.7.7 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 1.9.15 - 0.7.7 ??:??
SMLB unknown behind 1.9.15 - 0.8.8 ??:??
SMLB Harry Lampe behind 1.9.15 - 0.9.9 ??:??