1908 VFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1908 between Essendon and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1908 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Bob Nash captained the visitors with George Angus as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Billy Strickland.

Essendon
Back: M. Shea, B. Griffith (capt.), E. Cameron
Half-back: L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, B. Johnson
Centre: B. Davies, B. Sewart, L. Minto
Half-forward: H. Farnsworth, P. Shea, L. Armstrong
Forward: O. Landmann, M. Londerigan, F. Parkinson
Follower: A. Belcher, J. Martin, D. Smith

Collingwood
Back: M. Herbert, T. Rowell, A. Dummett
Half-back: D. O'Donoghue, B. Nash (capt.), F. Wilcher
Centre: J. Sadler, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward: B. Heatley, D. Ryan, R. Daykin
Forward: G. Angus (vice-capt.), D. Lee, A. Pannam
Follower: A. Leach, B. Strachan, T. Baxter

Essendon (9.14.68) defeated Collingwood (5.3.33).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Farnsworth (3), L. Minto (2), D. Smith (2), A. Belcher, B. Busbridge
Collingwood: D. Lee (4), A. Pannam

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 12 September 1908
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 28,856

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 9.14.68 - 5.3.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 3 . 7 5 . 11 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Collingwood 2 . 1 3 . 2 3 . 2 5 . 3 5 . 3 (33)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dave Smith (Essendon), Billy Strickland (Collingwood)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Bob Nash (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), George Angus (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire: P. Devine, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou HFFR ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan RU ? 1 ?
Bowe, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill CHB ? 1 ?
Cameron, Ernie BPR ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill WL ? 0 ?
Farnsworth, Harry HFFL ? 3 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) FB ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto FPL ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike FF ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Minto, Les WR ? 2 ?
Parkinson, Fred FPR ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill C ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark BPL ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy CHF ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave RO ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George (vc) FPL ? 0 ?
Baxter, Tom RO ? 0 ?
Daykin, Richard HFFR ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy WR ? 0 ?
Heatley, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
Herbert, Marshall BPL ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur RU ? 0 ?
Lee, Dick FF ? 4 ?
McHale, Jock C ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob (c) CHB ? 0 ?
O'Donoghue, Dave HBFL ? 0 ?
Pannam, Albert FPR ? 1 ?
Rowell, Ted FB ? 0 ?
Ryan, Dave CHF ? 0 ?
Sadler, Jim WL ? 0 ?
Strachan, Bob RU ? 0 ?
Wilcher, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 3

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Dave Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
M. Herbert T. Rowell A. Dummett A. Belcher

F. Parkinson M. Londerigan O. Landmann J. Martin

FORWARD D. Smith

HALF-BACK



D. O'Donoghue B. Nash (c) F. Wilcher



L. Armstrong P. Shea H. Farnsworth



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. Sadler J. McHale P. Gibb



L. Minto B. Sewart B. Davies FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE A. Leach

HALF-FORWARD B. Strachan

B. Heatley D. Ryan R. Daykin T. Baxter

B. Johnson B. Busbridge L. Bowe



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



G. Angus (vc) D. Lee A. Pannam



E. Cameron B. Griffith (c) M. Shea



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Billy Strickland