1909 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1909 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1909 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. 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 George Angus.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), L. Armstrong, C. Beckley, A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, B. Daykin, M. Londerigan, J. Martin, F. Parkinson, H. Prout, G. Ryan, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith, F. Whelpton

Collingwood
B. Nash (capt.), G. Angus (vice-capt.), T. Baxter, W. Burleigh, A. Freeman, P. Gibb, B. Heatley, M. Herbert, L. Hughes, D. Lee, J. McHale, D. McIvor, D. O'Donoghue, N. Oliver, T. Rowell, D. Ryan, J. Sadler, J. Shorten

Essendon (14.14.98) defeated Collingwood (6.6.42).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Prout (4), P. Shea (4), L. Armstrong (2), F. Parkinson (2), B. Busbridge, M. Londerigan
Collingwood: G. Angus, T. Baxter, B. Heatley, L. Hughes, D. Lee, B. Nash

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 August 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 14.14.98 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 2 8 . 8 9 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Collingwood 2 . 6 2 . 6 4 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: G. Hastings, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 2 ?
Beckley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 2 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 4 ?
Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 4 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Whelpton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Baxter, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Burleigh, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Freeman, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Heatley, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Herbert, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
Lee, Dick ? ? 1 ?
McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
McIvor, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
O'Donoghue, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Oliver, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Shorten, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

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