1920 VFL Round 3: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1920 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1920 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Percy Ogden captained the hosts.
Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Arthur Hiskins.
Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, R. Cornall, B. Day, C. Donaldson, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, W. Fraser, J. Garden, A. Giles, R. Laing, P. Martyn, H. McFadyen, J. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, B. Walker
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Doherty, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, T. Hynes, C. Laird, N. Lugg, T. O'Halloran, G. Power, H. Robertson, R. Seedsman, V. Smith, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood, S. Wootton
Essendon (7.13.55) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring, C. Farrell, W. Fraser, H. McFadyen, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, B. Walker
South Melbourne: C. Laird (2), J. Doherty, G. Power, H. Robertson, V. Smith, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, S. Wootton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | SMLB by 8 | ESSE by 2 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Arthur Hiskins
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Percy Ogden
(Essendon),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Lane
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cornall, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Giles, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McFadyen, Hector | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Fleiter, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hiskins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hynes, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Laird, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lugg, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Power, Gladstone | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Seedsman, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Turner, Chip | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||