1910 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1910 between Essendon and Geelong during round 8 of the 1910 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Belcher and the visitors were coached by Dave Hickinbotham.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, H. Bant, F. Baring, L. Bowe, E. Cameron, B. Daykin, B. Griffith, O. Landmann, J. Martin, D. Monteith, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, H. Prout, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, C. Cameron, B. Collins, B. Dalton, A. Eason, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, L. James, H. Marsham, P. Martini, F. Moran, E. Newling, B. Orchard, A. Palmer, P. Scown, J. Slater, B. Whittington

Essendon (5.12.42) defeated Geelong (2.9.21).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Armstrong (3), F. Baring, P. Shea
Geelong: A. Eason, D. Grigg

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 18 June 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 5.12.42 - 2.9.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 2 . 4 4 . 9 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Geelong 0 . 3 2 . 6 2 . 7 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Margin ESSE by 12 GEEL by 2 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Dave Hickinbotham (Geelong)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: G. Green, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Bert ? ? 3 ?
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Bant, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Monteith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Alec ? ? 1 ?
Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
James, Les ? ? 0 ?
Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Martini, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 9

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