1930 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1930 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 5 of the 1930 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Norm Beckton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
South Melbourne
J. Austin, B. Avery, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, B. Jordan, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, J. O'Brien, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, C. Troughton
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, F. Nash, H. Okey, J. Quinn, J. Vosti, R. Watt
South Melbourne (6.15.51) were defeated by Essendon (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (2), T. Johnson, B. Pratt, P. Reville, R. Shapter
Essendon: N. Beckton (3), T. Freyer (3), R. Watt (3), K. Forbes (2), J. Quinn (2), A. Arthur, L. Johnson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1930 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1930
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
6.15.51 - 15.14.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Norm Beckton
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Boundary Umpire:
J. Drysdale
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hogg, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Jordan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Richardson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Troughton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Gomez, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Gubbins, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||