1914 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1914 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 16 of the 1914 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors with Paddy Rowan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, B. Dinsmore, C. Donaldson, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, P. Shea, T. Wade, H. Webster, L. White

Collingwood
D. Minogue (capt.), P. Rowan (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, J. Green, M. Hislop, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, D. Lee, H. Matheson, J. McHale, A. Mutch, T. Rowell, J. Sadler, M. Seddon, P. Wilson

Essendon (5.9.39) were defeated by Collingwood (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Donaldson (2), J. Kirby (2), E. Lumsden
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), H. Matheson, D. Minogue, J. Sadler

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 1 August 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 5.9.39 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 2 . 5 4 . 8 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Collingwood 1 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 7 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin ESSE by 6 COLL by 12 COLL by 5 COLL by 9 COLL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Dan Minogue (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Paddy Rowan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, P. Devine
Boundary Umpire: H. Heron, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
13 Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Wade, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 3 ?
17 Matheson, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
21 Rowan, Paddy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Sadler, Jim ? ? 1 ?
26 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
29 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

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