1914 VFL Round 6: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1914 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1914 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, F. Caine, W. Chalmers, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, V. McNeil, B. Nehill, P. Ogden, P. Shea, B. Walker, H. Webster, L. White

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Deas, J. Freeman, B. Hair, B. Hennington, S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, G. Payne, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, B. Sloss, M. Tandy

Essendon (5.11.41) were defeated by South Melbourne (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Caine (2), W. Chalmers, J. Kirby, E. Lumsden
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (2), S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, B. Sloss

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: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 May 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.11.41 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 6 4 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
South Melbourne 1 . 7 1 . 10 3 . 12 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin SMLB by 4 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 2 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, C. Foletta
Boundary Umpire: L. Stainsby, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Caine, Frank ? ? 2 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 1 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
28 McNeil, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Nehill, Basil ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
11 Hennington, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 1 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 13

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