1915 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1915 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Geelong
J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, H. Craven, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, G. Gill, L. James, A. Johns, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, H. Marsham, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, S. Thomas, J. Thompson
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Condon, B. Day, H. Day, H. Feehan, J. Garden, P. Martyn, F. Moore, V. Nankervis, P. Ogden, N. Richardson, B. Scott, B. Sewart, T. Wade, B. Walker, L. White
Geelong (7.11.53) defeated Essendon (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brownlees (2), H. Craven (2), P. Ellingsen (2), V. Maguire
Essendon: F. Baring, A. Belcher, J. Condon, H. Day, P. Ogden, B. Walker
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Smith,
L. Thomas
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Gill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Thompson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Moore, Flurence | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||