1915 VFL Round 6: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1915 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1915 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, C. Comber, B. Day, C. Gove, F. McIntosh, A. O'Connor, P. Ogden, T. Pollard, L. Rogers, P. Shea, B. Shearer, T. Wade, Bill Walker, Bob Walker, H. Webster, L. White
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), T. Bollard, N. Bradford, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, A. Hiskins, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, A. Rademacher, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Thomas, C. Willis, S. Wootton
Essendon (8.7.55) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Walker (3), A. Belcher, P. Ogden, P. Shea, B. Shearer, H. Webster
South Melbourne: S. Wootton (4), N. Bradford (2), G. Payne, J. Stewart
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.7.55 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 10 | 1 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | ESSE by 14 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Smith,
L. Thomas
Boundary Umpire:
B. Payne,
R. Treloar
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Comber, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gove, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Connor, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pollard, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rogers, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Shearer, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bollard, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Bradford, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Thomas, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 16 | |||