1903 VFL Sectional Round 3: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1903 between Essendon and South Melbourne during the third sectional round 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:
T. Collins, J. Marr, J. McIntyre
Half-back:
J. Geggie, J. Anderson (capt.), J. McDonald
Centre:
B. Baxter, A. Gilligan, P. Abercrombie
Half-forward:
J. Godby, M. Madden, F. Mann
Forward:
G. Martin, J. Larkin, S. Barry
Follower:
T. Hedley, D. Smith, W. Carkeek
South Melbourne
Back:
A. Butler, C. James (capt.), B. Johnson
Half-back:
H. Lampe, B. Hickey, A. Adamson
Centre:
B. Howson, B. Windley, C. Butler
Half-forward:
F. Worroll, J. Cameron, C. Goding
Forward:
L. Incigneri, J. McDonough, O. O'Connell
Follower:
J. Fox, J. Hassett, B. Gent
Essendon (14.10.94) defeated South Melbourne (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Barry (2), T. Hedley (2), M. Madden (2), D. Smith (2), J. Anderson, T. Collins, A. Gilligan, J. Larkin, J. Marr, G. Martin
South Melbourne: B. Gent, J. Hassett, B. Johnson, J. McDonough, O. O'Connell
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Sectional Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1903
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.10.94 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 57 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
Charlie James
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
H. O'Bern
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Abercrombie, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | BPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Godby, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Mann, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonald, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McIntyre, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Butler, Archie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Butler, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fox, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gent, Billy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Incigneri, Len | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie (ac) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | BPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Connell, Ossie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Worroll, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||
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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| A. Butler | C. James (ac) | B. Johnson | T. Hedley |
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| S. Barry | J. Larkin | G. Martin | D. Smith |
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| H. Lampe | B. Hickey | A. Adamson |
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| F. Mann | M. Madden | J. Godby |
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| B. Howson | B. Windley | C. Butler |
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| P. Abercrombie | A. Gilligan | B. Baxter | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. Fox |
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| HALF-FORWARD | J. Hassett |
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| F. Worroll | J. Cameron | C. Goding | B. Gent |
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| J. McDonald | J. Anderson (c) | J. Geggie |
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| L. Incigneri | J. McDonough | O. O'Connell |
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| J. McIntyre | J. Marr | T. Collins |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||