1920 VFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1920 between Melbourne and Essendon during round eleven of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. Percy Ogden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Melbourne (5.13.43) were defeated by Essendon (7.18.60).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 10 July 1920
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 6,201

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 5.13.43 - 7.18.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 7 5 . 9 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Essendon 4 . 2 5 . 7 6 . 13 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Margin ESSE by 11 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

Essendon

Captain: Percy Ogden
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Boyd, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Campbell, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
31 Ellis, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 2 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Huntington, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
24 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
28 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Cornall, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
25 Donnelly, Andy ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Faulkner, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gardiner, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
12 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 5 ?
21 McFadyen, Hector ? ? 0 ?
32 McLean, Norm ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 18

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