1930 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1930 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1930 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.), A. Arthur, G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, H. Okey, J. Quinn, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Carney, J. Evans, S. Hall, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, L. Metherell, F. Mockridge, G. Todd, B. Troughton, L. Vautier, J. Walker, B. Welsh, J. Williams

Essendon (16.11.107) defeated Geelong (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), T. Freyer (4), N. Beckton (3), A. Arthur (2), G. Campbell (2)
Geelong: T. Baker (2), L. Metherell (2), B. Troughton (2), S. Hall, P. Hardiman, T. Llewellyn

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Monday 9 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 16.11.107 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 1 8 . 3 13 . 8 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Geelong 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 7 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 43 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Murray
Boundary Umpire: C. White

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Beckton, Norm (c) ? ? 3 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 2 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 5 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 4 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Gubbins, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 11

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 2 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
22 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Welsh, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 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