1912 VFL Round 13: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1912 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Lou Armstrong captained the hosts.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Essendon
L. Armstrong (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, B. Harvey, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, G. McLeod, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker
South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, B. Thomas
Essendon (7.10.52) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Kirby (5), F. Kirkwood, P. Ogden
South Melbourne: D. Casey (2), B. Franks (2), H. Milne (2), L. Rusich (2), L. Mortimer
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.10.52 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 7 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Lou Armstrong
(Essendon),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Murphy
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
B. McNamara,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Griffith, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Harvey, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carpenter, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ricketts, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||