1924 VFL Round 10: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1924 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 10 of the 1924 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Harry Saunders as vice-captain. Syd Barker captained the visitors with Frank Maher as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Collingwood
Back: J. Poulter, H. Saunders (vice-capt.), J. Shanahan
Half-back: B. Buck, C. Tyson (capt.), E. Wilson
Centre: C. Milburn, E. Cock, L. Wescott
Half-forward: J. Lawn, B. Buckley, G. Beasley
Forward: C. Dibbs, G. Coventry, R. Baker
Follower: G. Clayden, L. Murphy, R. Webb

Essendon
Back: C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, S. Barker (capt.)
Half-back: R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, H. Gregory
Centre: G. Campbell, C. May, R. Watt
Half-forward: C. Hardy, J. Callahan, G. Shorten
Forward: G. Stockdale, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins
Follower: N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)

Collingwood (4.10.34) were defeated by Essendon (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Clayden (2), R. Baker, C. Dibbs
Essendon: V. Irwin (2), T. Jenkins (2), N. Beckton, F. Maher, G. Shorten, G. Stockdale

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 28 June 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 4.10.34 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 3 3 . 7 4 . 8 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Essendon 3 . 6 5 . 8 6 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Harry Saunders (Collingwood), Frank Maher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. McKinnon

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg FPR ? 1 ?
3 Beasley, George HFFR ? 0 ?
1 Buck, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
2 Buckley, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George RU ? 2 ?
9 Cock, Eric C ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon FF ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie FPL ? 1 ?
13 Lawn, Jim HFFL ? 0 ?
17 Milburn, Charlie WL ? 0 ?
14 Murphy, Laurie RU ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
21 Saunders, Harry (vc) FB ? 0 ?
20 Shanahan, Jim BPR ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie (c) CHB ? 0 ?
25 Webb, Reynolds RO ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo WR ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 10

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) BPR ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe CHF ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet WL ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry HBFR ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie HFFL ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FB ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FF ? 2 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPR ? 2 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (vc) RO ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFR ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FPL ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

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