1922 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1922 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1922 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Sam Gravenall.

South Melbourne
H. Alexander, R. Bence, H. Brereton, R. Cazaly, B. Gunn, A. Hiskins, T. Hynes, C. Laird, F. Laird, J. Makin, W. Matthews, B. McDonald, B. Peters, F. Ross, P. Scanlan, B. Smith, M. Tandy, A. Wood

Essendon
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Clowe, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Hardy, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, R. Kemp, C. Laidlaw, R. Laing, F. Maher, J. McCarthy, J. Moriarty, J. Sullivan, E. Thomas, R. Watt

South Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly (4), H. Brereton (3), C. Laird (2), H. Alexander, R. Bence, F. Laird, P. Scanlan, B. Smith
Essendon: J. Moriarty (4), J. McCarthy (3), V. Irwin (2), C. Laidlaw, F. Maher

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 July 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 14.15.99 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 9 9 . 13 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Essendon 2 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 7 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin level ESSE by 9 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Alexander, Harold ? ? 1 ?
29 Bence, Roy ? ? 1 ?
15 Brereton, Harry ? ? 3 ?
1 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 4 ?
16 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
11 Laird, Chris ? ? 2 ?
10 Laird, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
35 Matthews, Wal ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonald, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Peters, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Scanlan, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
4 Smith, Basil ? ? 1 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Clowe, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Irwin, Vince ? ? 2 ?
9 Kemp, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 1 ?
22 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 3 ?
23 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Enos ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 8

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