1949 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1949 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bert Lucas captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, R. Paez, C. Read, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, B. Williams, L. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. McLeish, K. Newton, K. Rawle, B. Syme
South Melbourne (15.16.106) defeated Essendon (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Brew (2), R. Bywater (2), R. Clegg (2), J. Eichhorn (2), J. Gull (2), C. Read (2), A. Fox, L. Jarry, B. Lucas
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), B. Hutchison, T. Leehane, R. McEwin, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
19,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.16.106 - 12.9.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 4 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Read, Chester | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLeish, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||