1910 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1910 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1910 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Thomas and the visitors were coached by Allan Belcher.

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Cameron, D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Franks, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, J. Jones, A. Kerr, A. Pentland, J. Prince, C. Ricketts, J. Scobie, B. Streckfuss, J. Walsh

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), R. Anderson, B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, H. Bant, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Daykin, J. Martin, D. Monteith, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith, C. Teather

South Melbourne (10.7.67) were defeated by Essendon (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Deas (3), D. Casey (2), V. Belcher, A. Gough, A. Hiskins, J. Jones, J. Prince
Essendon: B. Armstrong (2), P. Shea (2), D. Smith (2), L. Armstrong, B. Busbridge, B. Daykin, J. Martin, F. O'Shea

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 May 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 10.7.67 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 7 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Essendon 1 . 1 4 . 3 7 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin ESSE by 3 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 1 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), Allan Belcher (Essendon)
Captains: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), Allan Belcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: J. Davidson, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Vic ? ? 1 ?
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 2 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 3 ?
Franks, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Ricketts, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Streckfuss, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Ramsay ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Bert ? ? 2 ?
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Bant, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Monteith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
O'Shea, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Teather, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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 50s