1924 VFL Season Round-Robin Final 2: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1924 between Essendon and South Melbourne during the second round-robin final round of the 1924 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. In the absence of Syd Barker, vice-captain Frank Maher captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Essendon (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (4.15.39).

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Second Round-Robin Final
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 September 1924
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,407

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 4.15.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 6 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
South Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 4 3 . 9 4 . 15 4 . 15 (39)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 22 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher (acting)
Coach: Syd Barker

South Melbourne

Captain: Paddy Scanlan
Coach: Charlie Pannam

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred FB ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry CHF ? 1 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FF ? 4 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (ac) RO ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin FPL ? 1 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 2 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FPR ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold RU ? 0 ?
31 Brooks, Phil HFFL ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin RU ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy CHF ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
9 Hando, Arthur CHB ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted FF ? 1 ?
15 Joyce, Tom WR ? 0 ?
12 Laird, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
10 McDonald, Bob BPR ? 0 ?
28 McDonald, Charles HBFR ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie FPL ? 1 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack WL ? 0 ?
6 Ross, Frank HFFR ? 1 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) C ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark RO ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Syd Barker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
18 J. Scanlan 29 L. Woodfield 10 B. McDonald 3 N. Beckton

25 G. Stockdale 21 T. Jenkins 16 J. McCarthy 6 G. Rawle

FORWARD 24 F. Maher (ac)

HALF-BACK



12 F. Laird 9 A. Hando 28 C. McDonald



10 R. Watt 7 H. Hunter 30 G. Shorten



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 J. O'Connell 1 P. Scanlan (c) 15 T. Joyce



8 J. Sullivan 14 C. May 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 3 H. Alexander

HALF-FORWARD 14 M. Brown

31 P. Brooks 11 R. Cazaly 6 F. Ross 2 M. Tandy

11 C. Farrell 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 C. Nicholls 23 T. Johnson 21 B. Condon



12 H. Gregory 5 F. Baring 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Charlie Pannam