1932 VFL Round 16: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1932 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1932 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Garnet Campbell captained the hosts. Johnny Leonard captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Johnny Leonard.

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), B. Anderson, M. Carland, S. Carman, T. Clarke, F. Ford, T. Freyer, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, J. Lovett, B. Lowenthal, F. Nash, J. O'Brien, H. Okey, R. Peterson, J. Walker, J. Williamson, B. Wilson

South Melbourne
J. Leonard (capt.), B. Beard, R. Bennett, J. Bisset, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, J. Fahey, B. Faul, M. Hearn, R. Hillis, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, R. Thomas

Essendon (13.12.90) defeated South Melbourne (11.20.86).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (5), J. O'Brien (3), G. Campbell (2), F. Ford, R. Peterson, J. Walker
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), B. Beard (2), T. Brain (2), J. Leonard (2), M. Hearn

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 August 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.12.90 - 11.20.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 7 . 9 11 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 7 10 . 14 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Ellingsen

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bill Faul SMLB 10 3
Harry Clarke SMLB 6 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Carland, Matt ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Ford, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 5 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
33 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 3 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
30 Peterson, Reg ? ? 1 ?
8 Walker, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 2 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 0 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Leonard, Johnny (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 20

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