1914 VFL Round 12: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1914 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1914 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Dave McNamara captained the visitors with Gordon Dangerfield as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Dave McNamara.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Bowe, B. Dinsmore, C. Donaldson, J. Gordon, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, A. Mann, V. McNeil, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, P. Shea, T. Wade, H. Webster, L. White

St Kilda
D. McNamara (capt.), G. Dangerfield (vice-capt.), B. Bowden, R. Cazaly, B. Chapman, T. Collins, V. Cumberland, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, H. Hattam, H. Jane, P. Jory, H. Lever, B. Lowrie, B. Schmidt, A. Sharp, N. Turnbull, B. Woodcock

Essendon (6.18.54) drew with St Kilda (8.6.54).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Dinsmore (2), J. Gordon (2), P. Ogden, H. Webster
St Kilda: D. McNamara (3), N. Turnbull (2), V. Cumberland, P. Jory, B. Schmidt

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 4 July 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon drew with St Kilda
Score: 6.18.54 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 3 . 5 5 . 12 6 . 18 6 . 18 (54)
St Kilda 1 . 2 5 . 4 5 . 6 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin ESSE by 13 STKL by 11 ESSE by 6 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Dave McNamara (St Kilda)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Dave McNamara (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Gordon Dangerfield (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: C. Foletta, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, B. Moxham

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
24 Gordon, Jimmy ? ? 2 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
26 Mann, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 McNeil, Vic ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Wade, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 18

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Chapman, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Collins, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
3 Dangerfield, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
17 Ellis, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Jane, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Jory, Percy ? ? 1 ?
1 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Lowrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? 3 ?
7 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 1 ?
9 Sharp, Algy ? ? 0 ?
21 Turnbull, Norm ? ? 2 ?
24 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 6

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