1935 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1935 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1935 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Keith Forbes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.

South Melbourne
T. Brain, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, R. Flynne, L. Gatti, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, L. Monaghan, R. Moore, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Welch

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), F. Asling, G. Bell, T. Bryce, C. Crawford, B. Earle, M. Exelby, L. Griggs, C. Hearn, T. Lahiff, W. Milne, G. Pattinson, T. Rippon, S. Slater, J. Stenhouse, J. Vosti, L. Wallace, L. Webster, B. Wilson

South Melbourne (13.22.100) defeated Essendon (9.7.61).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Moore (4), B. Pratt (3), F. Davies (2), B. Diggins, S. Dineen, R. Humphries, A. Welch
Essendon: G. Bell (2), K. Forbes (2), T. Lahiff (2), C. Hearn, S. Slater, L. Webster

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 22 June 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 13.22.100 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 9 7 . 18 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Essendon 1 . 1 4 . 4 7 . 4 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin SMLB by 16 SMLB by 11 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 39 SMLB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brighton Diggins (South Melbourne), Charlie May (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Keith Forbes (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Boyd

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 1 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 1 ?
28 Flynne, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
31 Gatti, Lou ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 1 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 4 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 22

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Crawford, Col ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 2 ?
19 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
23 Milne, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Slater, Syd ? ? 1 ?
14 Stenhouse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
33 Wilson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 7

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