1932 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1932 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 5 of the 1932 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Garnet Campbell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Johnny Leonard and the visitors were coached by Garnet Campbell.

South Melbourne
J. Austin, B. Beard, R. Bennett, J. Bisset, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Faul, R. Hillis, R. Leffanue, H. Matthews, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, R. Thomas

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, K. Forbes, F. Ford, T. Freyer, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, B. Lowenthal, F. Nash, H. Okey, R. Peterson, J. Ryan, N. Simpson, C. Watson, L. Webster, J. Williamson, B. Wilson

South Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (8), P. Reville (3), R. Leffanue (2), T. Brain
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (2), C. Hearn (2), G. Campbell, F. Ford

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 28 May 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 14.15.99 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 8 12 . 12 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Essendon 6 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin ESSE by 16 ESSE by 2 SMLB by 37 SMLB by 34 SMLB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bob Pratt SMLB 11 3
Frank Ford ESSE 15 2
Rod Leffanue SMLB 25 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Leffanue, Rod ? ? 2 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 8 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 3 ?
15 Ford, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
30 Peterson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 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