1914 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1914 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1914 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

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

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Cooper, A. Harrison, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, J. Martin, H. McLennan, C. Norris, S. Rodgerson, G. Shaw, C. Wells, T. Willoughby, B. Wilson

Essendon (9.14.68) defeated Fitzroy (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Lumsden (5), F. Baring (2), H. Webster (2)
Fitzroy: T. Buist (2), P. Parratt (2), T. Willoughby (2), A. Harrison

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 August 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 9.14.68 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Fitzroy 2 . 5 4 . 6 7 . 8 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 18 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, A. Pannam

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 2 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
13 Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
6 Hurren, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 5 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Artie ? ? 1 ?
7 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
4 Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rodgerson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Wells, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Willoughby, Tom ? ? 2 ?
28 Wilson, Billy ? ? 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