1915 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1915 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1915 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Caldwell, B. Daly, J. Doherty, A. Gough, B. Hair, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Willis
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Bowe, J. Condon, B. Day, H. Feehan, J. Kirby, F. McIntosh, V. Nankervis, A. O'Connor, P. Ogden, T. Pollard, N. Richardson, B. Scott, B. Sewart, P. Shea, C. Sinclair, T. Wade, B. Walker
South Melbourne (13.19.97) defeated Essendon (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (5), J. Caldwell (2), L. Rusich (2), J. Doherty, G. Payne, J. Stewart, C. Willis
Essendon: P. Ogden (2), T. Pollard (2), F. McIntosh, P. Shea
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.19.97 - 6.4.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 42 | SMLB by 57 | SMLB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Goal Umpire:
C. Foletta,
W. Miller
Boundary Umpire:
D. McKay,
B. McNamara
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Connor, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Pollard, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sinclair, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 4 | |||