1920 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1920 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1920 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
Percy Ogden captained the hosts.
Alec Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.
Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, B. Day, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, H. Dussell, G. Faulkner, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fraser, J. Garden, R. Laing, P. Martyn, F. McDonald, N. McLean, J. O'Brien, J. Sullivan
Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), J. Clemenger, B. Collins, H. Craven, L. Hagger, L. Healy, A. Hewitson, B. Jones, J. Jones, J. Mathieson, J. Murrell, J. Paterson, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, L. Stephens, S. Thomas
Essendon (13.26.104) defeated Geelong (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. McDonald (5), J. O'Brien (2), P. Ogden (2), G. Faulkner, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fraser, J. Garden
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), C. Rankin (3), J. Jones (2), J. Clemenger, B. Collins, A. Eason, S. Thomas
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 7 June 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 26 | 13 | . | 26 | (104) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Alec Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Percy Ogden
(Essendon),
Alec Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Faulkner, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McDonald, Frank | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | McLean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 26 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Clemenger, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eason, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hewitson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murrell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stephens, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||