1918 VFL Season Round 12: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1918 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round twelve of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Percy Ogden captained the hosts. George Holden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by George Holden.

Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Fitzroy (6.6.42).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 July 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.10.58 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Fitzroy 0 . 3 2 . 4 4 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin ESSE by 13 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Percy Ogden
Coach: Jack Worrall

Fitzroy

Captain: George Holden
Coach: George Holden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Condon, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Donald, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinkwater, Bert ? ? 1 ?
21 Dunn, Norm ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Hall, Norm ? ? 3 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
28 McDonald, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
23 McInerney, Leo ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
26 Wollacott, Bertie ? ? 1 ?
9 Wylie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Billett, Billy ? ? 0 ?
3 Featherston, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Gibaud, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
18 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
26 Molan, Stan ? ? 4 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
24 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 1 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

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