1930 VFL Round 12: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1930 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1930 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts. Joe Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, T. Clarke, G. Donnelly, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, L. Glynn, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, J. Quinn, C. Sevior, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, E. Watson

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, D. Fagan, R. Hillis, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, C. Troughton, M. Wheelahan

Essendon (15.16.106) were defeated by South Melbourne (16.12.108).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (6), A. Arthur (3), J. Kidd (2), M. MacRae (2), N. Beckton, T. Freyer
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (7), T. Johnson (2), C. Pettiona (2), B. Pratt (2), T. McMahon, P. Reville, C. Troughton

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 July 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by South Melbourne
Score: 15.16.106 - 16.12.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 8 . 8 11 . 15 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
South Melbourne 6 . 3 7 . 4 11 . 9 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Margin SMLB by 25 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 6 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Jones

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 3 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
7 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 6 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 1 ?
18 Glynn, Leo ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 2 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
35 Sevior, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Watson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
32 Fagan, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 2 ?
2 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Tom ? ? 1 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 2 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 7 ?
1 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Shapter, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Troughton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
21 Wheelahan, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 12

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