1918 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1918 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1918 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
Percy Ogden captained the hosts.
Harry Lever captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.
Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, J. Condon, B. Day, T. Fitzmaurice, P. Furlong, N. Hall, R. Laing, P. Martyn, L. McInerney, N. Richardson, H. Sawyer, P. Shea, C. Sinclair, J. Sullivan, J. Taylor, B. Wylie
St Kilda
H. Lever (capt.), B. Atkins, R. Berry, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, A. Buntine, R. Cazaly, G. Dangerfield, B. Hannan, H. Horsenail, J. James, T. Lang, P. Maloney, R. Ostberg, B. Schmidt, R. Thompson, F. Turnbull, N. Turnbull
Essendon (8.13.61) defeated St Kilda (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Furlong (3), J. Condon (2), N. Hall (2), P. Shea
St Kilda: B. Atkins, R. Berry, L. Boyd, R. Cazaly, H. Horsenail, R. Ostberg
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | STKL by 10 | ESSE by 14 | STKL by 3 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Percy Ogden
(Essendon),
Harry Lever
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Furlong, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hall, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McInerney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sawyer, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sinclair, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wylie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atkins, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Berry, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Buntine, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hannan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Horsenail, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lang, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lever, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Maloney, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ostberg, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Turnbull, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 18 | |||