1929 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1929 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1929 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), G. Campbell, S. Carman, H. Gregory, C. Hearn, H. Hunter, L. Johnson, E. Martin, C. Milburn, F. Nash, H. Okey, K. Parris, R. Payne, E. Watson, R. Watt, L. Webster, J. Williamson

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, L. Bird, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Muir, L. Murphy, B. Ross, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Essendon (11.7.73) were defeated by Collingwood (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Johnson (5), N. Beckton (2), S. Carman, F. Nash, R. Payne, L. Webster
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), B. Andrew (2), H. Collier (2), J. Harris, B. Ross

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 13 July 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.7.73 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 7 . 3 9 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Collingwood 1 . 3 5 . 7 9 . 8 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin ESSE by 23 ESSE by 8 COLL by 2 COLL by 19 COLL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Joe Hammond (Essendon), Harry Chesswas (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. McLachlan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 1 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 5 ?
1 Martin, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
18 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 1 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
21 Parris, Keith ? ? 0 ?
16 Payne, Roy ? ? 1 ?
8 Watson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Bird, Leo ? ? 0 ?
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
17 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
21 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Bob ? ? 1 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 14

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