1903 VFL Round 6: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1903 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1903 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Jim Anderson captained the hosts.
In the absence of Tom Fogarty, vice-captain Charlie James captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
B. Baxter, J. Geggie, J. Trehey
Half-back:
S. Barry, J. Anderson (capt.), J. Marr
Centre:
T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
A. Gilligan, M. Madden, A. Rosser
Forward:
A. Cleghorn, D. Smith, G. Barker
Follower:
W. Carkeek, T. Hedley, B. Griffith
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Guy, C. James (capt.), J. McDonough
Half-back:
H. Jeanneret, B. Hickey, A. Adamson
Centre:
B. Scott, B. McGee, B. Howson
Half-forward:
H. Lampe, J. Littler, C. Goding
Forward:
N. Rippon, B. Windley, H. Rippon
Follower:
J. Hassett, M. Pleass, B. Gent
Essendon (5.11.41) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (2), G. Barker, G. Hastings, A. Rosser
South Melbourne: C. Goding (2), J. Littler (2), B. Gent, H. Lampe
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.11.41 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
Charlie James
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Devine
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
H. O'Bern
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, George | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rosser, Alex | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trehey, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gent, Billy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Guy, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie (ac) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Littler, Joe | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGee, Billy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Harold | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Norm | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
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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| H. Guy | C. James (ac) | J. McDonough | W. Carkeek |
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| G. Barker | D. Smith | A. Cleghorn | T. Hedley |
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| H. Jeanneret | B. Hickey | A. Adamson |
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| A. Rosser | M. Madden | A. Gilligan |
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| B. Scott | B. McGee | B. Howson |
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| H. Vollugi | G. Hastings | T. Kennedy | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| H. Lampe | J. Littler | C. Goding | B. Gent |
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| J. Marr | J. Anderson (c) | S. Barry |
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| N. Rippon | B. Windley | H. Rippon |
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| J. Trehey | J. Geggie | B. Baxter |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||