1929 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1929 between Essendon and Geelong during round 17 of the 1929 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Norm Beckton captained the hosts.
Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), G. Campbell, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, H. Gregory, L. Johnson, E. Martin, C. Milburn, F. Nash, H. Okey, R. Payne, A. Rennie, P. Walsh, E. Watson, R. Watt, J. Williamson
Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, J. Plunkett, L. Smith, M. Stokes, G. Todd, B. Welsh, J. Williams
Essendon (7.11.53) defeated Geelong (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (2), L. Johnson (2), N. Beckton, T. Clarke, R. Watt
Geelong: J. Plunkett (2), J. Evans, E. Greeves, R. Lancaster, J. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 11 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Captains:
Norm Beckton
(Essendon),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Clarke
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Gomez, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Payne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lancaster, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Plunkett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stokes, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Welsh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 15 | |||