1909 VFL Season Round 16: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1909 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round sixteen of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
South Melbourne (6.5.41) defeated Essendon (5.7.37).
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
6.5.41 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 14 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Charlie RickettsCoach: Charlie Ricketts
Essendon
Captain: Billy GriffithCoach: Dave Smith
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pentland, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Beckley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prout, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whelpton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||