1903 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1903 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1903 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Tom Fogarty captained the hosts with Charlie James as vice-captain. Jim Anderson captained the visitors.

South Melbourne
T. Fogarty (capt.), C. James (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, N. Baptiste, C. Butler, B. Gent, J. Hassett, B. Hickey, B. Howson, H. Lampe, J. Littler, J. McDonough, B. McGee, M. Pleass, D. Powell, B. Scott, C. West, B. Windley

Essendon
J. Anderson (capt.), G. Barker, S. Barry, B. Baxter, W. Carkeek, M. Collins, F. Fooks, J. Geggie, A. Gilligan, B. Griffith, G. Hastings, T. Hedley, M. Madden, J. Marr, A. Rosser, D. Smith, H. Vollugi, H. Wright

South Melbourne (5.7.37) were defeated by Essendon (7.17.59).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Powell (2), B. Gent, J. Littler, B. McGee
Essendon: M. Madden (3), G. Barker, F. Fooks, G. Hastings, T. Hedley

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 25 July 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 5.7.37 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 1 1 . 5 2 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Essendon 3 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 10 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin ESSE by 20 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 22 ESSE by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Tom Fogarty (South Melbourne), Jim Anderson (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Charlie James (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: G. Clapham, M. Minahan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Baptiste, Ned ? ? 0 ?
Butler, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
James, Charlie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Littler, Joe ? ? 1 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McGee, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 0 ?
West, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Barker, George ? ? 1 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Carkeek, William ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Fooks, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 1 ?
Hedley, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 3 ?
Marr, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rosser, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 17

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