1918 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1918 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1918 VFL season.
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
P. Ogden (capt.), A. Belcher, L. Bowe, J. Condon, B. Day, B. Donald, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, T. Fitzmaurice, N. Hall, R. Laing, P. McDonald, L. McInerney, N. Richardson, P. Shea, D. Walsh, B. Wollacott, B. Wylie
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), P. Abbott, J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, B. Billett, C. Featherston, J. Freake, L. Gibaud, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, R. Millen, S. Molan, C. Norris, C. Sherry, F. Strawbridge, L. Wigraft
Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Fitzroy (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Hall (3), B. Drinkwater, P. McDonald, P. Ogden, P. Shea, B. Wollacott
Fitzroy: S. Molan (4), C. Featherston, F. Strawbridge
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Percy Ogden
(Essendon),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||