1928 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1928 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1928 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Joe Scanlan captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), B. Avery, B. Berryman, L. Bollman, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, L. Hogg, A. Jacobsen, T. Johnson, H. McKay, T. Murphy, J. Petchell, J. Poulter, P. Reville, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, S. Carman, A. Charleston, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, H. Okey, K. Parris, A. Rennie, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt, J. Way, L. Webster

South Melbourne (11.17.83) were defeated by Essendon (18.11.119).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), L. Hogg (2), T. Brain, B. Churchill, J. Petchell, J. Poulter
Essendon: G. Stockdale (9), K. Forbes (5), L. Webster (2), F. Maher, J. Way

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 28 July 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 11.17.83 - 18.11.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 6 7 . 9 9 . 14 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Essendon 6 . 2 12 . 4 14 . 8 18 . 11 18 . 11 (119)
Margin ESSE by 8 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Charlie Hardy (Essendon)
Captains: Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne), Frank Maher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Coffey

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Hogg, Len ? ? 2 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 5 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
15 Murphy, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
1 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 17

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
26 Charleston, Aub ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 Forbes, Keith ? ? 5 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
21 Parris, Keith ? ? 0 ?
33 Rennie, Artie ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 9 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
16 Way, Jack ? ? 1 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 11

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