1938 VFL Round 5: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1938 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, M. Exelby, B. Hall, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, O. Evans, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, A. Hedge, D. Howard, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, R. Moore, S. Patterson, J. Quinn, R. Richards, K. Smith, S. Tims
Essendon (15.15.105) defeated South Melbourne (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (6), T. Reynolds (4), R. Watts (4), L. Webster
South Melbourne: R. Moore (2), J. Quinn (2), L. Thomas (2), J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, D. Howard, S. Patterson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.15.105 - 11.19.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Len Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howard, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 19 | |||