1908 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at the 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 (9.14.68) defeated Collingwood (5.3.33).
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Billy GriffithCoach: Dave Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Bob NashVice-Captain: George Angus
Coach: Billy Strickland (caretaker)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| M. Herbert | T. Rowell | A. Dummett | A. Belcher |
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| F. Parkinson | M. Londerigan | O. Landmann | J. Martin |
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| FORWARD | D. Smith |
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| D. O'Donoghue | B. Nash (c) | F. Wilcher |
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| L. Armstrong | P. Shea | H. Farnsworth |
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| J. Sadler | J. McHale | P. Gibb |
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| L. Minto | B. Sewart | B. Davies | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | A. Leach |
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| HALF-FORWARD | B. Strachan |
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| B. Heatley | D. Ryan | R. Daykin | T. Baxter |
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| B. Johnson | B. Busbridge | L. Bowe |
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| G. Angus (vc) | D. Lee | A. Pannam |
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| E. Cameron | B. Griffith (c) | M. Shea |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Billy Strickland | ||||||||||||||