1902 VFL Round 4: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1902 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1902 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Tod Collins captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain. Bill Windley captained the visitors with Dave Adamson as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: F. Mann, J. Deas, S. Hall
Half-back: B. Robinson, H. Gavin, T. Collins (capt.)
Centre: T. Kennedy, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward: G. Cochrane, A. Thurgood, F. Hiskins
Forward: T. Kinnear (vice-capt.), G. Martin, J. Larkin
Follower: J. McKenzie, P. O'Loughlin, B. Griffith

South Melbourne
Back: O. Kelly, C. James, A. Wallace
Half-back: H. Bower, D. Adamson (vice-capt.), A. Adamson
Centre: J. King, N. Rippon, B. Howson
Half-forward: D. Powell, B. Windley (capt.), C. Goding
Forward: H. Kelly, A. Rose, L. Jackson
Follower: J. Garbutt, F. Worroll, N. Alley

Essendon (5.8.38) defeated South Melbourne (4.11.35).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. McKenzie (2), G. Cochrane, G. Martin, A. Thurgood
South Melbourne: A. Rose (2), C. Goding, H. Kelly

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 May 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 5.8.38 - 4.11.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 2 2 . 3 5 . 3 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 10 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Tod Collins (Essendon), Bill Windley (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ted Kinnear (Essendon), Dave Adamson (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire: W. Little, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cochrane, George HFFL ? 1 ?
Collins, Tod (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
Deas, Jack FB ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh CHB ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hall, Syd BPR ? 0 ?
Hastings, George WR ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Fred HFFR ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted WL ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted (vc) FPL ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPR ? 0 ?
Mann, Fred BPL ? 0 ?
Martin, George FF ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Jack RU ? 2 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Thurgood, Albert CHF ? 1 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Arthur HBFR ? 0 ?
Adamson, Dave (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Alley, Ned RO ? 0 ?
Bower, Harold HBFL ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe RU ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie HFFR ? 1 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
Jackson, Lou FPR ? 0 ?
James, Charlie FB ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey FPL ? 1 ?
Kelly, Otto BPL ? 0 ?
King, Jim WL ? 0 ?
Powell, Dave HFFL ? 0 ?
Rippon, Norm C ? 0 ?
Rose, Alby FF ? 2 ?
Wallace, Alec BPR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (c) CHF ? 0 ?
Worroll, Frank RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 11

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
O. Kelly C. James A. Wallace J. McKenzie

J. Larkin G. Martin T. Kinnear (vc) P. O'Loughlin

FORWARD B. Griffith

HALF-BACK



H. Bower D. Adamson (vc) A. Adamson



F. Hiskins A. Thurgood G. Cochrane



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. King N. Rippon B. Howson



G. Hastings H. Wright T. Kennedy FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE J. Garbutt

HALF-FORWARD F. Worroll

D. Powell B. Windley (c) C. Goding N. Alley

T. Collins (c) H. Gavin B. Robinson



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



H. Kelly A. Rose L. Jackson



S. Hall J. Deas F. Mann



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

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