1921 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1921 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1921 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne. Percy Ogden captained the hosts with Roy Laing as vice-captain. Dick Lee captained the visitors with Les Hughes as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Percy Ogden and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
P. Ogden (capt.), R. Laing (vice-capt.), F. Baring, N. Beckton, T. Bell, J. Collins, B. Day, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, C. Fehring, J. Garden, R. Gardiner, T. Jenkins, C. Laidlaw, F. McDonald, T. Wardley, L. Woodfield, C. Zinnick

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), L. Hughes (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Buck, G. Coventry, T. Drummond, T. Hammond, C. Laxton, L. Ludbrooke, C. McCarthy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Seddon, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, R. Webb

Essendon (7.12.54) were defeated by Collingwood (9.17.71).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. McDonald (2), L. Woodfield (2), N. Beckton, C. Donaldson, P. Ogden
Collingwood: D. Lee (4), L. Hughes, L. Ludbrooke, C. McCarthy, P. Rowe, R. Webb

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.12.54 - 9.17.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 7 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Collingwood 4 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 12 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Margin COLL by 19 COLL by 20 COLL by 29 COLL by 17 COLL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Ogden (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Percy Ogden (Essendon), Dick Lee (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Roy Laing (Essendon), Les Hughes (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: J. Bruce

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
23 Bell, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Fehring, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gardiner, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
12 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 2 ?
16 Ogden, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
4 Wardley, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Woodfield, Les ? ? 2 ?
14 Zinnick, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Buck, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Hammond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les (vc) ? ? 1 ?
21 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 4 ?
14 Ludbrooke, Len ? ? 1 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 1 ?
18 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Rowe, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
21 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 17

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