1912 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1912 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 2 of the 1912 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Jock McHale captained the hosts with Jim Sharp as vice-captain. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), J. Sharp (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, L. Gibb, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, J. Lowe, D. Minogue, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, D. Ryan, J. Sadler, A. Wilkinson, P. Wilson

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Godfrey, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, L. White

Collingwood (6.17.53) were defeated by Essendon (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Wilson (2), L. Hughes, J. Jackson, J. Lowe, A. Wilkinson
Essendon: E. Cameron (2), P. Shea (2), L. Armstrong, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 6.17.53 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 3 5 . 8 6 . 15 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Essendon 1 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin COLL by 20 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Allan Belcher (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Jim Sharp (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: J. Dwyer, G. McCall

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibb, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
3 Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
13 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Lowe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 McHale, Jock (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Ryan, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Sharp, Jim (vc) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilkinson, Art ? ? 1 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 17

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Armstrong, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Cameron, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
Godfrey, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 1 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
14 McLeod, George ? ? 1 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

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