1921 VFL Season Round 2: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1921 between Geelong and Essendon during round two of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Harold Craven captained the hosts. Percy Ogden captained the visitors with Roy Laing as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Percy Ogden.

Geelong (11.19.85) defeated Essendon (10.16.76).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 May 1921
Time: 3:15 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 11.19.85 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 5 . 10 7 . 13 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Essendon 4 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 13 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 12 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Harold Craven

Essendon

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bendle, Bill ? ? 1 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 2 ?
17 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 4 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 1 ?
22 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
5 Rollason, Neville ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharland, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 19

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
25 Donnelly, Andy ? ? 0 ?
13 Fawcett, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Fehring, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gardiner, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
1 Hunter, Harry ? ? 1 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
6 Maynard, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
14 Zinnick, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 16

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