1915 VFL Round 5: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1915 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1915 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Gordon Dangerfield captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Day, C. Gove, J. Kirby, R. Laing, F. McIntosh, A. O'Connor, P. Ogden, T. Pollard, P. Shea, B. Shearer, C. Sinclair, T. Wade, Bill Walker, Bob Walker, L. White

St Kilda
G. Dangerfield (capt.), G. Balme, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, R. Cazaly, V. Cumberland, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, H. Horsenail, J. James, P. Jory, T. Lang, H. Lever, B. Lowrie, P. Maloney, H. Manson, H. Moyes, A. Sharp

Essendon (7.10.52) defeated St Kilda (6.4.40).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring (2), Bob Walker (2), J. Kirby, P. Ogden, Bill Walker
St Kilda: L. Boyd (2), A. Sharp (2), J. James, H. Moyes

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 May 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 7.10.52 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 5 3 . 5 6 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
St Kilda 1 . 1 5 . 1 6 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Margin ESSE by 10 STKL by 8 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Jimmy Smith (St Kilda)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Gordon Dangerfield (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rawle
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, C. Foletta
Boundary Umpire: B. McNamara, L. Stainsby

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 2 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
2 McIntosh, Fred ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Connor, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Pollard, Tom ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
12 Shearer, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Sinclair, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Wade, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
25 Walker, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 2 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balme, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
20 Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Boyd, Les ? ? 2 ?
10 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
15 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
1 Dangerfield, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
2 Ellis, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Horsenail, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 James, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Jory, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Lang, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
4 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Maloney, Pat ? ? 0 ?
27 Manson, Harold ? ? 0 ?
19 Moyes, Harry ? ? 1 ?
22 Sharp, Algy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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

Score Timeline

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