1919 VFL Round 4: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1919 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1919 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Wels Eicke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), J. Alexander, B. Day, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Laidlaw, R. Laing, P. Ogden, P. Robertson, S. Sutherland, T. Wade, D. Walsh, B. Wollacott
St Kilda
W. Eicke (capt.), R. Berry, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, T. Collins, G. Dangerfield, A. Dawson, N. Hallett, B. Hannan, J. James, C. Kenley, T. Lang, P. Maloney, P. Ryan, B. Schmidt, A. Sinclair, N. Turnbull, B. Woodcock
Essendon (4.9.33) were defeated by St Kilda (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Donaldson, H. Dussell, T. Fitzmaurice, D. Walsh
St Kilda: N. Hallett (3), N. Turnbull (2), J. James, P. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | STKL by 18 | STKL by 25 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Collins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alexander, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dunn, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Robertson, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sutherland, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wollacott, Bertie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Berry, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eicke, Wels (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hallett, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hannan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Kenley, Carlyle | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lang, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Maloney, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ryan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sinclair, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||