1919 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1919 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1919 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
George Heinz captained the hosts.
Roy Laing captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, E. Chisholm, D. Elliman, A. Farrow, A. Gray, J. House, J. Huntington, C. Lilley, P. Love, H. Matthews, A. Mawhinney, B. McKenzie, H. Selover, B. Shelton, E. Tonkin, I. Warne-Smith
Essendon
R. Laing (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, B. Day, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, H. Dussell, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Laidlaw, P. Martyn, P. Ogden, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, S. Sutherland, T. Wade, B. Walker, D. Walsh
Melbourne (4.9.33) were defeated by Essendon (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Chisholm, G. Heinz, J. Huntington, P. Love
Essendon: T. Fitzmaurice (3), D. Walsh (2), F. Baring, L. Bowe, H. Dussell, P. Ogden, T. Wade
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Roy Laing
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Hempel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Chisholm, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Elliman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Farrow, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Love, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Mawhinney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Selover, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Robertson, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sutherland, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 7 | |||