1921 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1921 between Essendon and Geelong during round 11 of the 1921 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Roy Laing captained the hosts. Harold Craven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Ogden.

Essendon
R. Laing (capt.), F. Baring, S. Barker, N. Beckton, T. Bell, B. Day, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, J. Garden, T. Gardiner, C. Hardy, V. Irwin, F. Maher, D. Maynard, F. McDonald, R. Ross, T. Wardley, L. Woodfield

Geelong
H. Craven (capt.), B. Bendle, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, V. Gross, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Jones, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, J. Murrell, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, W. Sharland, H. Smith, S. Thomas

Essendon (2.15.27) were defeated by Geelong (9.18.72).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Maher (2)
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), B. Bendle (2), L. Hagger, J. Jones, J. Mathieson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 July 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 2.15.27 - 9.18.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 5 0 . 9 1 . 13 2 . 15 2 . 15 (27)
Geelong 2 . 4 5 . 12 7 . 17 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Margin GEEL by 11 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 45 GEEL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Ogden (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Roy Laing (Essendon), Harold Craven (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
23 Bell, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gardiner, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 2 ?
6 Maynard, Dick ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Ross, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Wardley, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bendle, Bill ? ? 2 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 1 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharland, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 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