1903 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1903 between Geelong and Essendon during round 12 of the 1903 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Jim Anderson captained the visitors.
Geelong
Back:
A. Pincott, J. Wright, P. Stephens
Half-back:
B. McKinley, E. Newling, H. Quinton
Centre:
A. Mesley, F. Stodart, F. Bowey
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, A. McKenzie, B. Eason
Forward:
I. Woods, C. Coles, I. Forbes
Follower:
B. Bennion, H. Young (capt.), T. Rankin
Essendon
Back:
M. Collins, J. Marr, J. Meadows
Half-back:
S. Barry, J. Anderson (capt.), A. Rosser
Centre:
B. Baxter, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
A. Gilligan, M. Madden, J. Geggie
Forward:
G. Barker, H. Wright, J. McIntyre
Follower:
T. Hedley, D. Smith, W. Carkeek
Geelong (13.11.89) defeated Essendon (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Woods (6), I. Forbes (4), B. Bennion, B. Eason, T. Rankin
Essendon: H. Wright (3), G. Hastings, M. Madden, J. McIntyre
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 64 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 45 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Jim Anderson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
W. Little
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennion, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | FPR | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mesley, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stodart, Frank | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | FPL | ? | 6 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McIntyre, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Meadows, Johnny | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rosser, Alex | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| M. Collins | J. Marr | J. Meadows | B. Bennion |
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| I. Forbes | C. Coles | I. Woods | H. Young (c) |
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| S. Barry | J. Anderson (c) | A. Rosser |
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| B. Eason | A. McKenzie | T. Holligan |
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| B. Baxter | G. Hastings | H. Vollugi |
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| F. Bowey | F. Stodart | A. Mesley | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| A. Gilligan | M. Madden | J. Geggie | W. Carkeek |
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| H. Quinton | E. Newling | B. McKinley |
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| G. Barker | H. Wright | J. McIntyre |
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| P. Stephens | J. Wright | A. Pincott |
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| Essendon | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||