1918 VFL Season Round 3: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1918 between Geelong and Essendon during round three of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Jim Kearney captained the hosts. Percy Ogden captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Geelong (6.16.52) defeated Essendon (4.12.36).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 25 May 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 6.16.52 - 4.12.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 4 . 7 5 . 8 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Essendon 2 . 8 3 . 8 4 . 11 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Margin ESSE by 19 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Jim Kearney

Essendon

Captain: Percy Ogden
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Brady, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 2 ?
25 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Maher, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 2 ?
18 Moodie, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 2 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 16

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 Condon, Jim ? ? 1 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 1 ?
14 Furlong, Phil ? ? 0 ?
6 Hall, Norm ? ? 2 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
29 McGarity, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
28 Sawyer, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Sinclair, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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