1908 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1908 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 14 of the 1908 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Bob Nash captained the hosts.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Billy Strickland and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
Collingwood
Back:
D. O'Donoghue, T. Holland, A. Dummett
Half-back:
J. McHale, M. Herbert, F. Wilcher
Centre:
J. Sadler, B. Nash (capt.), P. Gibb
Half-forward:
L. Hughes, D. Ryan, B. Heatley
Forward:
A. Freeman, D. Lee, A. Dunstan
Follower:
H. Gyton, B. Strachan, T. Baxter
Essendon
Back:
M. Shea, B. Ryan, A. Belcher
Half-back:
B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, B. Johnson
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Davies, B. Sewart
Half-forward:
L. Armstrong, P. Shea, H. Farnsworth
Forward:
J. Martin, A. Legge, L. Smith
Follower:
B. Daykin, F. Parkinson, D. Smith
Collingwood (8.12.60) defeated Essendon (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Dummett (2), A. Dunstan (2), D. Lee (2), L. Hughes, D. Ryan
Essendon: D. Smith (5), L. Armstrong, H. Farnsworth, F. Parkinson
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
8.12.60 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | COLL by 11 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood),
Dave Smith
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Nash
(Collingwood),
Billy Griffith
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
A. Kenny,
J. O'Loughlin
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Tom | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dummett, Alf | BPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Dunstan, Alex | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Freeman, Artie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gyton, Harold | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heatley, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herbert, Marshall | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holland, Tom | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hughes, Les | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lee, Dick | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nash, Bob (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Donoghue, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Dave | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sadler, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strachan, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilcher, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RO | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Smith, Lon | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 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
| Collingwood | Coach: Billy Strickland | ||||||||||||||
| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| M. Shea | B. Ryan | A. Belcher | H. Gyton |
|
|
||||||||||
| A. Dunstan | D. Lee | A. Freeman | B. Strachan |
|
|
||||||||||
| FORWARD | T. Baxter |
|
|
||||||||||||
| HALF-BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| B. Griffith (c) | B. Busbridge | B. Johnson |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| B. Heatley | D. Ryan | L. Hughes |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CENTRE |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| L. Minto | B. Davies | B. Sewart |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| P. Gibb | B. Nash (c) | J. Sadler | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Daykin |
|
|
||||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | F. Parkinson |
|
|
||||||||||||
| L. Armstrong | P. Shea | H. Farnsworth | D. Smith |
|
|
||||||||||
| F. Wilcher | M. Herbert | J. McHale |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| HALF-BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| FORWARD |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| J. Martin | A. Legge | L. Smith |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| A. Dummett | T. Holland | D. O'Donoghue |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||