1922 VFL Round 3: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1922 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1922 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Sam Gravenall and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Essendon
S. Barker (capt.), K. Adam, F. Baring, N. Beckton, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fraser, J. Garden, C. Hardy, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins, R. Kemp, C. May, J. Moriarty, J. Sullivan, G. Wardley, R. Watt, L. Woodfield

South Melbourne
H. Alexander, R. Bence, R. Cazaly, S. Conlon, F. Fleiter, B. Gambetta, B. Gunn, C. Laird, F. Laird, W. Matthews, B. McDonald, A. Nicholson, B. Peters, F. Ross, P. Scanlan, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood

Essendon (12.12.84) defeated South Melbourne (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Moriarty (4), T. Jenkins (3), L. Woodfield (3), F. Baring, C. Hardy
South Melbourne: B. Gambetta (2), H. Alexander, R. Cazaly, S. Conlon, F. Fleiter, B. Gunn, F. Laird

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 May 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 3 . 8 5 . 12 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin SMLB by 13 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 14 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Sam Gravenall (Essendon), Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
30 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
3 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
9 Kemp, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
4 Wardley, Gilbert ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
17 Woodfield, Les ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Alexander, Harold ? ? 1 ?
29 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 1 ?
21 Conlon, Syd ? ? 1 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 1 ?
12 Gambetta, Billy ? ? 2 ?
16 Gunn, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Laird, Chris ? ? 0 ?
10 Laird, Frank ? ? 1 ?
35 Matthews, Wal ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonald, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Nicholson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
24 Peters, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Scanlan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
3 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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