1900 VFL Round 1: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1900 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1900 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts. George Davidson captained the visitors with Mick Pleass as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: T. Kinnear, H. Gavin, M. Collins
Half-back: G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, M. Peppard
Centre: J. Groves, G. Hastings, T. Leahy
Half-forward: F. Scott, T. Collins, L. Jones
Forward: H. Fitzpatrick, G. Officer, J. Larkin
Follower: G. Martin, P. O'Loughlin, B. Griffith

South Melbourne
Back: J. Davidson, F. O'Hara, C. Robertson
Half-back: G. Davidson (capt.), D. Adamson, J. Garbutt
Centre: L. Vernon, B. Windley, B. Howson
Half-forward: H. Jeanneret, H. Lampe, B. Fraser
Forward: A. Rose, C. Colgan, F. Waugh
Follower: M. Gullan, M. Pleass (vice-capt.), H. Purdy

Essendon (12.10.82) defeated South Melbourne (4.2.26).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Fitzpatrick (3), G. Martin (2), F. Scott (2), L. Jones, J. Larkin, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, G. Stuckey
South Melbourne: D. Adamson, M. Gullan, H. Jeanneret, H. Purdy

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1900 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 May 1900
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.10.82 - 4.2.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 0 8 . 4 8 . 4 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
South Melbourne 0 . 0 0 . 0 3 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 2 (26)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 52 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), George Davidson (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Mick Pleass (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod CHF ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Hugh FPL ? 3 ?
Gavin, Hugh FB ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe WL ? 0 ?
Hastings, George C ? 0 ?
Jones, Llew HFFR ? 1 ?
Kinnear, Ted BPL ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPR ? 1 ?
Leahy, Tommy WR ? 0 ?
Martin, George RU ? 2 ?
Officer, Gus FF ? 1 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 1 ?
Peppard, Mick HBFR ? 0 ?
Scott, Fred HFFL ? 2 ?
Stuckey, George (c) HBFL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 1 ?
Colgan, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Davidson, George (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Davidson, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe HBFR ? 0 ?
Gullan, Martin RU ? 1 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri HFFL ? 1 ?
Lampe, Harry CHF ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RO ? 1 ?
Robertson, Charlie BPR ? 0 ?
Rose, Alby FPL ? 0 ?
Vernon, Les WL ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred FPR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 2

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
J. Davidson F. O'Hara C. Robertson G. Martin

J. Larkin G. Officer H. Fitzpatrick P. O'Loughlin

FORWARD B. Griffith

HALF-BACK



G. Davidson (c) D. Adamson J. Garbutt



L. Jones T. Collins F. Scott



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



L. Vernon B. Windley B. Howson



T. Leahy G. Hastings J. Groves FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE M. Gullan

HALF-FORWARD M. Pleass (vc)

H. Jeanneret H. Lampe B. Fraser H. Purdy

M. Peppard J. Anderson G. Stuckey (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



A. Rose C. Colgan F. Waugh



M. Collins H. Gavin T. Kinnear



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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ESSE 8.4.52 - 0.0.0 ??:??
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