1929 VFL Round 5: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1929 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1929 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Norm Beckton captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
Charlie Stanbridge captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Jim Caldwell.
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), G. Campbell, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. McKenzie, H. Okey, K. Parris, R. Payne, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, E. Watson, R. Watt, L. Webster, J. Williamson
South Melbourne
C. Stanbridge (capt.), B. Avery, L. Bollman, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, R. Hutton, N. Le Brun, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, J. Petchell, C. Powell, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, M. Scott, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan
Essendon (10.18.78) defeated South Melbourne (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Okey (3), L. Webster (3), K. Forbes (2), R. Payne (2)
South Melbourne: J. Petchell (2), P. Reville (2), R. Hillis, R. Hutton, A. Robertson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.18.78 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Jim Caldwell
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Beckton
(Essendon),
Charlie Stanbridge
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe Hammond
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. McNab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Parris, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Payne, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bollman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hutton, Rupe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Petchell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Powell, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 25 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Richardson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Stanbridge, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wheelahan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||