1920 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1920 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1920 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Percy Ogden captained the hosts.
George Heinz captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Gerald Brosnan.
Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, R. Cornall, B. Day, B. Donald, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, W. Fraser, J. Garden, C. Laidlaw, R. Laing, P. Martyn, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, B. Walker, D. Walsh
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Brake, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, A. Gray, H. Harker, J. Huntington, S. Hutcheson, C. Lilley, L. Little, H. Matthews, J. O'Carroll, H. Odgers, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, E. Tonkin
Essendon (9.11.65) were defeated by Melbourne (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Garden (2), F. Baring, B. Donald, C. Farrell, W. Fraser, P. Ogden, J. Sullivan, B. Walker
Melbourne: H. Harker (3), E. Tonkin (3), C. Streeter (2), G. Heinz, J. Huntington, H. Matthews, B. Shelton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 4 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Gerald Brosnan
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Percy Ogden
(Essendon),
George Heinz
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beaumont
Goal Umpire:
G. Fox
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cornall, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Robertson, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Brake, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Farrow, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hutcheson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Carroll, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 8 | |||