1938 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1938 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1938 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
South Melbourne
J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, P. Farrelly, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, R. Humphries, H. Matthews, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, B. Pratt, T. Purvis, F. Sinclair, L. Thomas, S. Tims
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
South Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Essendon (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), A. Mitchell (2), O. Evans, N. Matthews, R. Moore, F. Sinclair, L. Thomas, S. Tims
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), T. Reynolds (3), R. Watts (3), L. Begley (2), J. Cassin
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.13.91 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | level | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Farrelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Purvis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||