1924 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1924 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1924 VFL season.
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
Back:
C. Donaldson, V. Irwin, H. Gregory
Half-back:
R. Laing, J. Harrison, H. Hunter
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
R. Watt, J. McCarthy, G. Shorten
Forward:
S. Barker (capt.), G. Stockdale, T. Jenkins
Follower:
N. Beckton, B. Hayes, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
Collingwood
Back:
J. Poulter, H. Saunders (vice-capt.), E. Wilson
Half-back:
V. Batchelor, C. Tyson (capt.), J. Benson
Centre:
C. Milburn, H. Chesswas, L. Wescott
Half-forward:
J. Lawn, B. Makeham, E. Cock
Forward:
R. Baker, G. Coventry, S. Burt
Follower:
S. Coventry, L. Murphy, R. Webb
Essendon (8.15.63) were defeated by Collingwood (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (3), T. Jenkins (2), J. McCarthy (2), S. Barker
Collingwood: B. Makeham (3), R. Baker (2), E. Cock (2), S. Burt, G. Coventry, J. Lawn, C. Tyson, R. Webb
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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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
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Harry Saunders
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
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
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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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