1911 VFL Season Grand Final: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1911 between Essendon and Collingwood in the final of the 1911 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Dave Smith captained the hosts with, in the absence of Allan Belcher, Lou Armstrong as vice-captain. In the absence of George Angus, vice-captain Dick Lee captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by George Angus.

Essendon (5.11.41) defeated Collingwood (4.11.35).

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 23 September 1911
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 43,905

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 5.11.41 - 4.11.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 3 . 9 3 . 11 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Collingwood 1 . 1 1 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dave Smith
Vice-Captain: Lou Armstrong (acting)
Coach: Jack Worrall

Collingwood

Captain: Dick Lee (acting)
Coach: George Angus

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Goal Umpires

S. Chapman
F. Franks

Boundary Umpires

B. Bremner
J. Doherty
L. Stainsby

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Lou (avc) ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
21 Hazel, Ern ? ? 0 ?
10 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 McLeod, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Monteith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
11 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
13 Smith, Dave (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Walker, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Baxter, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Lee, Dick (ac) ? ? 1 ?
13 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
14 McIvor, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
12 Minogue, Dan ? ? 1 ?
15 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
16 Rowell, Ted ? ? 1 ?
17 Ryan, Dave ? ? 0 ?
18 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
21 Vernon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
22 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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 50s