1920 VFL Season Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1920 between Collingwood and Essendon during round one of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Dick Lee captained the hosts with Ernie Lumsden as vice-captain. Percy Ogden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Collingwood (5.6.36) were defeated by Essendon (7.12.54).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 1 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 5.6.36 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 0 4 . 4 4 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Essendon 3 . 2 3 . 5 6 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin ESSE by 2 COLL by 5 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Collingwood

Captain: Dick Lee
Vice-Captain: Ernie Lumsden
Coach: Jock McHale

Essendon

Captain: Percy Ogden
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Beaumont

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Haysom, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 3 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
17 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
17 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 3 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Cornall, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 2 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 Robertson, Pat ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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