1924 VFL 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 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at 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
Back: C. Donaldson, F. Baring, H. Gregory
Half-back: R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre: J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward: G. Shorten, H. Hunter, R. Watt
Forward: J. McCarthy, T. Jenkins, G. Stockdale
Follower: N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (capt.)

South Melbourne
Back: J. Scanlan, L. Woodfield, B. McDonald
Half-back: F. Laird, A. Hando, C. McDonald
Centre: J. O'Connell, P. Scanlan (capt.), T. Joyce
Half-forward: P. Brooks, R. Cazaly, F. Ross
Forward: C. Nicholls, T. Johnson, B. Condon
Follower: H. Alexander, M. Brown, M. Tandy

Essendon (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (4.15.39).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Jenkins (4), F. Maher (2), G. Shorten (2), H. Hunter, J. McCarthy
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly, T. Johnson, C. Nicholls, F. Ross

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 2
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

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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