This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1921 between Essendon and Geelong during round eleven of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
In the absence of Percy Ogden, vice-captain Roy Laing captained the hosts.
Harold Craven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Ogden.
Essendon (2.15.27) were defeated by Geelong (9.18.72).
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
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
(ac)
|
?
|
?
|
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