1903 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1903 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1903 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. Jim Anderson captained the hosts. Lardie Tulloch captained the visitors with Charlie Pannam as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: M. Collins, J. Marr, J. Trehey
Half-back: S. Barry, J. Anderson (capt.), J. Geggie
Centre: B. Baxter, G. Hastings, A. Gilligan
Half-forward: G. Cochrane, M. Madden, F. Fooks
Forward: J. Larkin, G. Martin, W. Carkeek
Follower: T. Hedley, D. Smith, B. Griffith

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

Essendon (7.4.46) were defeated by Collingwood (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Martin (2), D. Smith (2), G. Cochrane, J. Larkin, M. Madden
Collingwood: T. Lockwood (2), H. Pears (2), T. Rowell (2), D. Condon, A. Leach, T. Leach, C. Pannam, L. Tulloch

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 8 August 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.4.46 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 0 6 . 2 6 . 2 7 . 4 7 . 4 (46)
Collingwood 3 . 2 5 . 4 9 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin COLL by 8 ESSE by 4 COLL by 22 COLL by 27 COLL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Jim Anderson (Essendon), Lardie Tulloch (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Cariss
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, W. Little

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son HBFL ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben WL ? 0 ?
Carkeek, William FPR ? 0 ?
Cochrane, George HFFL ? 1 ?
Collins, Maurie BPL ? 0 ?
Fooks, Fred HFFR ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hastings, George C ? 0 ?
Hedley, Tom RU ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPL ? 1 ?
Madden, Mick CHF ? 1 ?
Marr, Joe FB ? 0 ?
Martin, George FF ? 2 ?
Smith, Dave RU ? 2 ?
Trehey, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 4

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George RU ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick RO ? 1 ?
Drohan, Eddie WR ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew HBFL ? 0 ?
Incoll, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur RU ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted FF ? 1 ?
Lockwood, Teddy HFFL ? 2 ?
McCormack, Con C ? 0 ?
McHale, Jock FB ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (vc) WL ? 1 ?
Pears, Harry FPL ? 2 ?
Rowell, Ted CHF ? 2 ?
Rush, Bob HBFR ? 0 ?
Spears, Billy FPR ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie (c) HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 7

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