1918 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1918 between Essendon and Geelong during round 10 of the 1918 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
Fred Baring captained the hosts.
Jim Kearney captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.
Essendon
F. Baring (capt.), A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Day, B. Donald, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, T. Fitzmaurice, N. Hall, B. Hanson, R. Laing, P. McDonald, L. McInerney, P. Ogden, N. Richardson, P. Shea, J. Sullivan, D. Walsh
Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, E. Everett, L. Hagger, G. Hope, A. Johns, V. Maguire, A. Maher, H. Marsham, P. Martini, D. Moodie, B. Rankin, S. Thomas
Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Geelong (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Hall (4), N. Dunn (2), F. Baring, D. Walsh
Geelong: T. Brady, L. Hagger, A. Johns, J. Kearney, P. Martini
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Fred Baring
(Essendon),
Jim Kearney
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Green
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baring, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Belcher, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dunn, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hall, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Hanson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McInerney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brady, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Davie, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Everett, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 25 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hope, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Moodie, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||