1918 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1918 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1918 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. Fred Baring captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
F. Baring (capt.), A. Belcher, J. Condon, B. Day, B. Donald, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, P. Furlong, C. Gove, N. Hall, R. Laing, L. McInerney, A. O'Connor, P. Ogden, L. Phillips, N. Richardson, P. Shea, D. Walsh

Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, E. Lumsden, S. MacKechnie, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, S. McKenzie, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Walton, T. Wraith

Essendon (4.9.33) were defeated by Collingwood (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Shea (2), A. Belcher, N. Hall
Collingwood: H. Curtis (4), T. Wraith (3), B. Walton (2), J. Green, L. Hughes, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, M. Sheehy

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 22 June 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 4.9.33 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 2 4 . 4 4 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Collingwood 2 . 2 4 . 6 10 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin ESSE by 6 COLL by 2 COLL by 39 COLL by 65 COLL by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Baring (Essendon), Percy Wilson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baring, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Belcher, Allan ? ? 1 ?
24 Condon, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Donald, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinkwater, Bert ? ? 0 ?
21 Dunn, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Furlong, Phil ? ? 0 ?
19 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
6 Hall, Norm ? ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
23 McInerney, Leo ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Connor, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Phillips, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 4 ?
6 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
7 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Green, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
15 MacKechnie, Sam ? ? 0 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 1 ?
16 McHale, Jock ? ? 1 ?
18 McKenzie, Stan ? ? 0 ?
20 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
23 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
26 Walton, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 14

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