1912 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1912 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1912 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Jock McHale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), J. Ambler, G. Anderson, T. Cockram, B. Cooke, L. Gibb, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, D. Minogue, A. Mutch, F. Parkinson, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, J. Sadler, J. Shorten

Essendon (6.18.54) defeated Collingwood (6.10.46).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Kirby (2), P. Ogden (2), J. O'Brien, B. Walker
Collingwood: J. Ambler, T. Cockram, B. Cooke, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, L. Hughes

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 29 June 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 6.18.54 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 1 4 . 8 5 . 10 6 . 18 6 . 18 (54)
Collingwood 3 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 8 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin COLL by 14 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Noseda
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

Essendon

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

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Ambler, Jim ? ? 1 ?
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Cockram, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
30 Cooke, Bill ? ? 1 ?
5 Gibb, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Gibb, Percy ? ? 1 ?
3 Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
4 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 McHale, Jock (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan ? ? 0 ?
14 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
26 Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Shorten, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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