1921 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1921 between Essendon and Melbourne during round one of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Percy Ogden captained the hosts with Roy Laing as vice-captain. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Ogden and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Essendon (11.12.78) drew with Melbourne (12.6.78).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 3,500

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon drew with Melbourne
Score: 11.12.78 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Melbourne 1 . 2 5 . 6 11 . 6 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin ESSE by 28 ESSE by 8 MELB by 8 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Percy Ogden
Vice-Captain: Roy Laing
Coach: Percy Ogden

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Rawle

Boundary Umpires

C. Stephenson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 2 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
25 Donnelly, Andy ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Faulkner, George ? ? 2 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Gardiner, Ralph ? ? 3 ?
1 Hunter, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
6 Maynard, Dick ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
34 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
14 Zinnick, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Boyd, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Bruce, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 3 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 3 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Thomas, Enos ? ? 1 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 6

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