1914 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1914 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 9 of the 1914 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Percy Parratt captained the hosts. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, J. Cooper, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, A. Jones, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, J. Martin, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Shaw, J. Toohey, B. Wilson

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, B. Dinsmore, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, V. McNeil, P. Ogden, P. Shea, Bill Walker, Bob Walker, H. Webster, L. White

Fitzroy (10.6.66) defeated Essendon (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), T. Heaney (2), J. Toohey (2), B. Wilson (2)
Essendon: B. Dinsmore (3), E. Lumsden (2), P. Shea, B. Walker

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 June 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 10.6.66 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 4 . 4 8 . 5 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Essendon 3 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 5 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin FITZ by 1 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Parratt (Fitzroy), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Percy Parratt (Fitzroy), Allan Belcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Murphy
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: F. Dainty, H. Heron

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 4 ?
7 Heaney, Tom ? ? 2 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
21 Jones, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
4 Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
29 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Toohey, Jim ? ? 2 ?
28 Wilson, Billy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
13 Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 3 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
28 McNeil, Vic ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
25 Walker, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

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