1924 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1924 between Essendon and Collingwood during round one of the 1924 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Frank Maher as vice-captain.
Charlie Tyson captained the visitors with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Essendon (8.15.63) were defeated by Collingwood (12.7.79).
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.15.63 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 4 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 16 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Syd BarkerVice-Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker
Collingwood
Captain: Charlie TysonVice-Captain: Harry Saunders
Coach: Jock McHale
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (vc) | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Baker, Reg | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Batchelor, Vin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benson, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Burt, Syd | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cock, Eric | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Gordon | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Syd | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lawn, Jim | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Milburn, Charlie | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Murphy, Laurie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Poulter, Joe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Saunders, Harry (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | CHB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Webb, Reynolds | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wilson, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| 21 | J. Poulter | 21 | H. Saunders (vc) | 27 | E. Wilson | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 25 | G. Stockdale | 1 | S. Barker (c) | 4 | B. Hayes |
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| FORWARD | 24 | F. Maher (vc) |
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| 4 | V. Batchelor | 22 | C. Tyson (c) | 3 | J. Benson |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 16 | J. McCarthy | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 17 | C. Milburn | 9 | H. Chesswas | 26 | L. Wescott |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 7 | S. Coventry |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | L. Murphy |
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| 13 | J. Lawn | 15 | B. Makeham | 9 | E. Cock | 25 | R. Webb |
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| 7 | H. Hunter | 13 | J. Harrison | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 1 | R. Baker | 6 | G. Coventry | 6 | S. Burt |
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| 12 | H. Gregory | 18 | V. Irwin | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Jock McHale | ||||||||||||||