1936 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1936 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 5 of the 1936 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. George, J. Graham, D. Kelleher, L. Leask, H. Matthews, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas

Essendon
B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, H. Carey, J. Cassin, B. Earle, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, P. Walsh, D. Welch

South Melbourne (15.21.111) defeated Essendon (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), L. Thomas (3), O. Evans (2), T. Brain, F. Davies, J. George, J. Graham, D. Kelleher, A. Robertson
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Lahiff (2), B. Luff (2), T. Rippon (2), T. Freyer, H. Torney

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 15.21.111 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 6 7 . 12 10 . 19 15 . 21 15 . 21 (111)
Essendon 5 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin ESSE by 16 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Jack Baggott (Essendon)
Captains: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 1 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 2 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 George, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 1 ?
8 Leask, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 21

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Carey, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 3 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 1 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 2 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
18 Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
15 Welch, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 13

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