1919 VFL Season Round 7: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1919 between Geelong and Essendon during round seven of the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Jim Kearney captained the hosts. Roy Laing captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Geelong (6.8.44) were defeated by Essendon (8.8.56).

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 June 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 6.8.44 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 0 . 5 1 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Essendon 2 . 3 3 . 5 7 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Jim Kearney

Essendon

Captain: Roy Laing
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Harry ? ? 1 ?
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 1 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 2 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
27 James, Syd ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 1 ?
16 Kearney, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Kroger, Max ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
28 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinkwater, Bert ? ? 0 ?
21 Dunn, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
13 More, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
18 Robertson, Pat ? ? 0 ?
10 Sutherland, Syd ? ? 0 ?
24 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 5 ?
26 Wollacott, Bertie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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