1911 VFL Round 18: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1911 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1911 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Dave Smith captained the hosts. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Bill Thomas.

Essendon
D. Smith (capt.), R. Anderson, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), G. Bower, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, B. Deas, G. Deas, B. Dolphin, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Prince, C. Ricketts, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, J. Walsh

Essendon (9.9.63) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Ogden (3), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, E. Cameron, P. Shea, D. Smith, B. Walker
South Melbourne: A. Hiskins (3), D. Casey (2), F. Carpenter, B. Deas, L. Mortimer

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 September 1911
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.9.63 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 5 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin ESSE by 20 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Bill Thomas (South Melbourne)
Captains: Dave Smith (Essendon), Bill Thomas (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Noseda
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, B. Griffiths

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Ramsay ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
Ogden, Percy ? ? 3 ?
O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Smith, Dave (c) ? ? 1 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 2 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Deas, George ? ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 1 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

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