1913 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1913 between Geelong and Essendon during round 15 of the 1913 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Geelong
J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Orchard, P. Scown, J. Slater
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, E. Lumsden, V. McNeil, P. Ogden, J. Pike, B. Sewart, P. Shea, W. Stott, B. Walker, L. White, J. Woolley
Geelong (11.10.76) defeated Essendon (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (5), T. Brownlees (4), B. Orchard (2)
Essendon: F. Baring (3), P. Shea (2), L. Armstrong, A. Belcher, J. Kirby
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1913
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Lane
Goal Umpire:
W. Lindsey,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
W. Roy,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNeil, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pike, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Stott, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woolley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 5 | |||