1920 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1920 between Geelong and Essendon during round 15 of the 1920 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Alec Eason captained the hosts.
Percy Ogden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Percy Ogden.
Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), J. Clemenger, V. Gross, L. Hagger, A. Johns, J. Jones, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, J. Mellan, B. Moulden, J. Murrell, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, W. Sharland, H. Smith, S. Thomas
Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), F. Baring, J. Collins, R. Cornall, B. Day, C. Donaldson, A. Donnelly, H. Dussell, G. Faulkner, T. Fitzmaurice, W. Fraser, J. Garden, R. Laing, P. Martyn, F. McDonald, H. McFadyen, J. O'Brien, B. Walker
Geelong (14.10.94) defeated Essendon (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (9), L. Hagger (2), W. Sharland (2), A. Johns
Essendon: F. McDonald (7), C. Donaldson, T. Fitzmaurice, J. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1920
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
Percy Ogden
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
Percy Ogden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beaumont
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Clemenger, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eason, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gross, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mellan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Moulden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murrell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cornall, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Donnelly, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Faulkner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McDonald, Frank | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 21 | McFadyen, Hector | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||