1912 VFL Season Round 14: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1912 between Geelong and Essendon during round fourteen of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Bill Eason captained the hosts. In the absence of Allan Belcher, vice-captain Lou Armstrong captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Geelong (13.14.92) defeated Essendon (5.10.40).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 July 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 13.14.92 - 5.10.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 5 9 . 9 10 . 11 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Essendon 1 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Margin GEEL by 22 GEEL by 49 GEEL by 47 GEEL by 52 GEEL by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Bill Eason
Coach: Bill Eason

Essendon

Captain: Lou Armstrong (acting)
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Goal Umpires

P. Devine
F. Sigmont

Boundary Umpires

G. Sandford
M. Shelly

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
26 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
7 Eason, Alec ? ? 2 ?
6 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
10 Grigg, Dick ? ? 3 ?
12 Healy, Leo ? ? 2 ?
13 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
16 Martin, Len ? ? 1 ?
17 Orchard, Billy ? ? 2 ?
22 Pender, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
25 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Webber, Edmund ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Lou (ac) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
29 Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 1 ?
26 Harvey, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 1 ?
30 Kyme, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
14 McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Walker, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Worle, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 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