1920 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1920 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 5 of the 1920 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Roy Cazaly captained the hosts. Roy Laing captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

St Kilda
R. Cazaly (capt.), I. Aldridge, A. Bragg, W. Cameron, B. Cubbins, J. Deagan, W. Eicke, R. Griffiths, J. Hansen, R. Harper, J. James, P. Jory, B. Lowrie, T. Lowrie, J. Milne, G. Noonan, C. Watson, S. Williams

Essendon
R. Laing (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, C. Donaldson, A. Donnelly, H. Dussell, G. Faulkner, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fraser, J. Garden, P. Martyn, F. McDonald, N. McLean, J. O'Brien, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, B. Wollacott

St Kilda (8.6.54) were defeated by Essendon (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Lowrie (3), A. Bragg, W. Cameron, R. Cazaly, T. Lowrie, J. Milne
Essendon: F. McDonald (3), J. O'Brien (3), G. Faulkner (2)

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Wednesday 26 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Essendon
Score: 8.6.54 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 2 3 . 3 7 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Essendon 0 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 11 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin STKL by 4 ESSE by 11 level ESSE by 9 ESSE by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Sparrow (St Kilda), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Roy Cazaly (St Kilda), Roy Laing (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Aldridge, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
1 Bragg, Albert ? ? 1 ?
10 Cameron, Wally ? ? 1 ?
14 Cazaly, Roy (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Cubbins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Deagan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
25 Griffiths, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
19 Hansen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Harper, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 James, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Jory, Percy ? ? 0 ?
26 Lowrie, Bill ? ? 3 ?
8 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
17 Milne, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
27 Noonan, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
2 Williams, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
25 Donnelly, Andy ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Faulkner, George ? ? 2 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Fraser, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 3 ?
32 McLean, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 3 ?
18 Robertson, Pat ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
26 Wollacott, Bertie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s