1912 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1912 between Geelong and Essendon during round 14 of the 1912 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Lou Armstrong captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Collins, A. Eason, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt, E. Webber
Essendon
L. Armstrong (capt.), L. Bowe, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, B. Harvey, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, B. Kyme, J. Martin, G. McLeod, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. Worle
Geelong (13.14.92) defeated Essendon (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Grigg (3), A. Eason (2), L. Healy (2), B. Orchard (2), G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, E. Webber
Essendon: D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, B. Walker
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Lou Armstrong
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
P. Devine,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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 | |||