1915 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1915 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 1 of the 1915 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Dan Minogue captained the hosts with Paddy Rowan as vice-captain. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Collingwood
D. Minogue (capt.), P. Rowan (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, H. Jose, C. Laxton, D. Lee, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, S. Mortimer, A. Mutch, P. Reynolds, M. Seddon, P. Wilson

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

Collingwood (7.10.52) defeated Essendon (3.8.26).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Curtis (3), L. Hughes (2), D. Lee, D. Minogue
Essendon: E. Lumsden (2), F. Hurren

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 24 April 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 7.10.52 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 2 2 . 7 4 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Essendon 0 . 2 0 . 3 3 . 7 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin level COLL by 16 COLL by 6 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. McSherry
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, W. Naismith

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Curtis, Harry ? ? 3 ?
4 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 2 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Jose, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
12 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Mortimer, Sam ? ? 0 ?
14 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
21 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
24 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

Essendon

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

Score Timeline

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