1926 VFL Round 18: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1926 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1926 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, S. Russell, T. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
South Melbourne
A. Barlow, B. Berryman, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, T. Drummond, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, C. Pannam, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, P. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan, L. Woodfield
Essendon (9.17.71) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), N. Beckton, J. Garden, B. Hudd, N. McSweeney, R. Watt
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly (3), T. Johnson (3), P. Cameron (2), A. Barlow, B. Sutton
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
9.17.71 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | ESSE by 16 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Russell, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Shorten, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Berryman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cameron, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Ferguson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nicholls, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Scanlan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Sutton, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Wheelahan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 14 | |||