1908 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1908 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 17 of the 1908 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Dolphin captained the hosts.
Mark Shea captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
South Melbourne
Back:
B. Atkins, B. Dolphin (capt.), B. Thomas
Half-back:
T. Grimshaw, P. Wood, G. Anderson
Centre:
T. Hosking, H. Drane, J. Turnbull
Half-forward:
B. Goddard, A. Hiskins, A. Gough
Forward:
D. Casey, L. Mortimer, E. Harrison
Follower:
V. Belcher, B. Franks, A. Kerr
Essendon
Back:
A. Legge, B. Ryan, B. Johnson
Half-back:
L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, M. Shea (capt.)
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Sewart, B. Davies
Half-forward:
H. Farnsworth, P. Shea, L. Armstrong
Forward:
J. Martin, M. Londerigan, E. Cameron
Follower:
B. Daykin, F. Parkinson, D. Smith
South Melbourne (5.8.38) defeated Essendon (3.14.32).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Kerr (2), B. Franks, A. Hiskins, L. Mortimer
Essendon: L. Armstrong, L. Minto, D. Smith
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
5.8.38 - 3.14.32
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 14 | 3 | . | 14 | (32) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | level | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Dave Smith
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Dolphin
(South Melbourne),
Mark Shea
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
W. Jackson,
W. Keenan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goddard, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harrison, Ed | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hosking, Toner | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turnbull, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 14 | |||
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. Legge | B. Ryan | B. Johnson | V. Belcher |
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| E. Harrison | L. Mortimer | D. Casey | B. Franks |
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| L. Bowe | B. Busbridge | M. Shea (c) |
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| A. Gough | A. Hiskins | B. Goddard |
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| L. Minto | B. Sewart | B. Davies |
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| J. Turnbull | H. Drane | T. Hosking | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Daykin |
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| H. Farnsworth | P. Shea | L. Armstrong | D. Smith |
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| G. Anderson | P. Wood | T. Grimshaw |
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| J. Martin | M. Londerigan | E. Cameron |
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| B. Thomas | B. Dolphin (c) | B. Atkins |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||