1902 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1902 between Essendon and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1902 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG. In the absence of George Stuckey, Hugh Gavin captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain. Lardie Tulloch captained the visitors with Charlie Pannam as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: B. Robinson, J. Geggie, F. Mann
Half-back: G. Hastings, H. Gavin (capt.), J. Anderson
Centre: T. Kennedy, H. Wright, H. Vollugi
Half-forward: V. Hutchins, A. Thurgood, F. Hiskins
Forward: J. Larkin, T. Kinnear (vice-capt.), P. O'Loughlin
Follower: G. Martin, J. McKenzie, B. Griffith

Collingwood
Back: G. Lockwood, B. Proudfoot, A. Dummett
Half-back: B. Rush, C. McCormack, M. Fell
Centre: C. Pannam (vice-capt.), F. Leach, J. Allan
Half-forward: J. Incoll, T. Rowell, H. Pears
Forward: T. Lockwood, D. Condon, L. Tulloch (capt.)
Follower: F. Hailwood, A. Leach, G. Angus

Essendon (3.9.27) were defeated by Collingwood (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Hiskins, P. O'Loughlin, A. Thurgood
Collingwood: T. Lockwood (3), T. Rowell (3), J. Allan, G. Angus, H. Pears

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 20 September 1902
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,202

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 3.9.27 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 2 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Collingwood 1 . 2 3 . 2 5 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin ESSE by 1 COLL by 1 COLL by 10 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Hugh Gavin (Essendon), Lardie Tulloch (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Ted Kinnear (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: G. Clapham, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh (ac) CHB ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack FB ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hastings, George HBFL ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Fred HFFR ? 1 ?
Hutchins, Vic HFFL ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted WL ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted (vc) FF ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPL ? 0 ?
Mann, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
Martin, George RU ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack RU ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat FPR ? 1 ?
Robinson, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Thurgood, Albert CHF ? 1 ?
Vollugi, Herc WR ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allan, John WR ? 1 ?
Angus, George RO ? 1 ?
Condon, Dick FF ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew HBFR ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank RU ? 0 ?
Incoll, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur RU ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred C ? 0 ?
Lockwood, George BPL ? 0 ?
Lockwood, Teddy FPL ? 3 ?
McCormack, Con CHB ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (vc) WL ? 0 ?
Pears, Harry HFFR ? 1 ?
Proudfoot, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted CHF ? 3 ?
Rush, Bob HBFL ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie (c) FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 6

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