1910 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1910 between Geelong and Essendon during round 17 of the 1910 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Hickinbotham and the visitors were coached by Allan Belcher.
Geelong
Back:
D. Beard, B. Whittington, H. Marsham
Half-back:
L. Fairbairn, C. Cameron, L. Armstrong
Centre:
F. Moran, B. Orchard, P. Scown
Half-forward:
J. Slater, L. Martin, B. Eason (capt.)
Forward:
G. Heinz, P. Martini, G. Doull
Follower:
D. Grigg, A. Palmer, A. Eason
Essendon
Back:
B. Griffith, B. Harrison, R. Anderson
Half-back:
A. Slater, H. Bant, L. Bowe
Centre:
F. O'Shea, P. Shea, C. Beckley
Half-forward:
A. Belcher (capt.), D. Smith, G. McLeod
Forward:
F. Baring, H. Prout, L. O'Connor
Follower:
B. Busbridge, J. Martin, P. Ogden
Geelong (10.19.79) defeated Essendon (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (5), L. Martin (2), B. Eason, D. Grigg, J. Slater
Essendon: B. Harrison (4), D. Smith (3), F. Baring, J. Martin, G. McLeod
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1910 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
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Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1910
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 5 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Hickinbotham
(Geelong),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Les | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beard, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Les | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Heinz, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marsham, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Len | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | FF | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Palmer, Alby | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Whittington, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Ramsay | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bant, Horrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baring, Fred | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Beckley, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harrison, Billy | FB | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McLeod, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Connor, Leo | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ogden, Percy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Shea, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prout, Harry | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
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
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| B. Griffith | B. Harrison | R. Anderson | D. Grigg |
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| G. Doull | P. Martini | G. Heinz | A. Palmer |
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| A. Slater | H. Bant | L. Bowe |
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| B. Eason (c) | L. Martin | J. Slater |
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| F. O'Shea | P. Shea | C. Beckley |
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| P. Scown | B. Orchard | F. Moran | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Busbridge |
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| A. Belcher (c) | D. Smith | G. McLeod | P. Ogden |
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| L. Armstrong | C. Cameron | L. Fairbairn |
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| F. Baring | H. Prout | L. O'Connor |
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| H. Marsham | B. Whittington | D. Beard |
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| Essendon | Coach: Allan Belcher | ||||||||||||||