1899 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1899 between Essendon and Geelong during round 12 of the 1899 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Jim Anderson as vice-captain.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson (vice-capt.), S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, H. Fitzpatrick, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, G. Martin, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, H. Wright
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), T. Buchan, P. Burns, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, E. James, E. Leighton, G. Lockwood, T. Lockwood, F. McCallum, Jim McShane, J. Palmer, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, A. Thompson
Essendon (10.7.67) defeated Geelong (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Larkin (4), A. Cleghorn (2), T. Collins, H. Fitzpatrick, B. Jackson, G. Officer
Geelong: J. McShane (3), E. James (2), T. Buchan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | GEEL by 9 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchan, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 7 | |||