1904 VFL Season Sectional Round 2: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1904 between South Melbourne and Essendon during the second sectional round of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. In the absence of Billy McGee, vice-captain Tom Fogarty captained the hosts. Hugh Gavin captained the visitors.

South Melbourne (4.3.27) were defeated by Essendon (8.11.59).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 August 1904
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 4.3.27 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 (27)
Essendon 1 . 1 3 . 5 3 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin level ESSE by 9 SMLB by 2 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Tom Fogarty (acting)

Essendon

Captain: Hugh Gavin

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Catarinich, John ? ? 0 ?
Clements, Charles ? ? 2 ?
Fogarty, Tom (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
James, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Kidgell, Morley ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Percy, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Strang, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Wenborn, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Wright, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 3

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barker, George ? ? 1 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
Gavin, Hugh (c) ? ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 1 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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