1924 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1924 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1924 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Lloyd Hagger captained the hosts.
Syd Barker captained the visitors with Frank Maher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Lloyd Hagger and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Geelong
Back:
B. McCarter, G. Todd, J. Chambers
Half-back:
A. Coghlan, M. Kroger, S. Thomas
Centre:
S. Hall, E. Greeves, L. Smith
Half-forward:
C. Rankin, E. Fleming, K. Nicolson
Forward:
T. Stevenson, L. Hagger (capt.), J. Jones
Follower:
J. Mathieson, W. Sharland, A. Pink
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, H. Gregory
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, G. Campbell
Half-forward:
V. Irwin, J. McCarthy, G. Shorten
Forward:
S. Barker (capt.), G. Stockdale, T. Jenkins
Follower:
N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
Geelong (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (5), J. Jones, K. Nicolson, W. Sharland
Essendon: T. Jenkins (3), N. Beckton (2), G. Rawle (2), G. Stockdale (2), V. Irwin, F. Maher, G. Shorten
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Petrie
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 30 | Chambers, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd (c) | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Jockie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Kroger, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mathieson, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sharland, Wally | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (vc) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rawle, George | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
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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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 12 | H. Gregory | 10 | J. Mathieson |
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| 18 | J. Jones | 14 | L. Hagger (c) | 15 | T. Stevenson | 22 | W. Sharland |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 11 | C. Farrell |
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| 27 | K. Nicolson | 11 | E. Fleming | 6 | C. Rankin |
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| 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May | 17 | G. Campbell |
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| 16 | L. Smith | 20 | E. Greeves | 4 | S. Hall | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | G. Rawle |
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| 18 | V. Irwin | 16 | J. McCarthy | 30 | G. Shorten | 24 | F. Maher (vc) |
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| 21 | S. Thomas | 25 | M. Kroger | 8 | A. Coghlan |
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| 1 | S. Barker (c) | 25 | G. Stockdale | 21 | T. Jenkins |
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| 30 | J. Chambers | 19 | G. Todd | 24 | B. McCarter |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||