1903 VFL Sectional Round 2: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1903 between Geelong and Essendon during the second sectional round of the 1903 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Jim Anderson captained the visitors.
Geelong
Back:
E. Newling, P. Stephens, F. Stodart
Half-back:
M. Donaghy, A. McKenzie, H. Quinton
Centre:
A. Mesley, F. McCallum, F. Bowey
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, K. Clarke, B. Eason
Forward:
I. Woods, C. Coles, I. Forbes
Follower:
B. Bennion, H. Young (capt.), T. Rankin
Essendon
Back:
T. Collins, J. Geggie, J. McIntyre
Half-back:
H. Callan, J. Anderson (capt.), J. McDonald
Centre:
A. Gilligan, B. Baxter, P. Abercrombie
Half-forward:
J. Larkin, M. Madden, J. Godby
Forward:
J. Shippen, G. Martin, F. Fooks
Follower:
T. Hedley, D. Smith, W. Carkeek
Geelong (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Coles (4), I. Forbes (2), T. Holligan (2), I. Woods (2), K. Clarke, B. Eason, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, H. Young
Essendon: H. Callan, F. Fooks, J. Geggie, J. Larkin
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Sectional Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1903
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 55 | GEEL by 71 | GEEL by 71 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Jim Anderson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
F. Franks
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennion, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Ken | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mesley, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stodart, Frank | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Abercrombie, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fooks, Fred | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Godby, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McIntyre, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shippen, Joe | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| T. Collins | J. Geggie | J. McIntyre | B. Bennion |
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| I. Forbes | C. Coles | I. Woods | H. Young (c) |
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| H. Callan | J. Anderson (c) | J. McDonald |
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| B. Eason | K. Clarke | T. Holligan |
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| A. Gilligan | B. Baxter | P. Abercrombie |
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| F. Bowey | F. McCallum | A. Mesley | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | T. Hedley |
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| J. Larkin | M. Madden | J. Godby | W. Carkeek |
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| H. Quinton | A. McKenzie | M. Donaghy |
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| J. Shippen | G. Martin | F. Fooks |
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| F. Stodart | P. Stephens | E. Newling |
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| Essendon | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||