1913 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1913 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1913 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), J. Allan, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Lowell, E. Lumsden, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, H. Tait, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Orchard, P. Scown
Essendon (3.5.23) were defeated by Geelong (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Tait (2), J. Kirby
Geelong: A. Eason (2), J. Baker, T. Brownlees, B. Eason, G. Heinz
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1913
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Dunning
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lowell, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Tait, Hughie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilkinson, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||