1910 VFL Round 12: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1910 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1910 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Belcher and the visitors were coached by Bill Thomas.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), R. Anderson, B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, D. Bayford, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Harrison, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, H. Prout, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith, L. White

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), D. Barry, V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, B. Dolphin, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, T. Kirchner, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Prince, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, B. Streckfuss

Essendon (6.9.45) defeated South Melbourne (5.4.34).

Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Armstrong (2), B. Armstrong, D. Bayford, J. Martin, P. Ogden
South Melbourne: A. Kerr (2), D. Barry, J. Cameron, A. Hiskins

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 July 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 6.9.45 - 5.4.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 5 3 . 6 4 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 1 5 . 1 5 . 4 5 . 4 (34)
Margin ESSE by 4 SMLB by 1 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Clarke
Boundary Umpire: G. Green, G. Reid

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Ramsay ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 2 ?
Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Bayford, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Harrison, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 2 ?
Kirchner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 0 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Streckfuss, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 4

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