1931 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1931 between Essendon and Geelong during round 8 of the 1931 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Garnet Campbell captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain. Ted Baker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Charlie Clymo.

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, B. Lowenthal, B. Lynch, F. Nash, H. Okey, R. Peterson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt, L. Webster

Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Kelly, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams

Essendon (7.13.55) were defeated by Geelong (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (2), L. Johnson (2), F. Nash, R. Peterson, L. Webster
Geelong: L. Hardiman (4), G. Moloney (3), T. Baker (2), J. Collins, L. Metherell, T. Quinn, A. Rayson

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 20 June 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 7.13.55 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 1 6 . 8 6 . 8 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Geelong 5 . 3 7 . 7 12 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin GEEL by 26 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Charlie Clymo (Geelong)
Captains: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Ted Baker (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Joe Hammond (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Howard Okey ESSE 2 3
Jack Carney GEEL 12 2
Jack Collins GEEL 10 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 2 ?
13 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 1 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
30 Peterson, Reg ? ? 1 ?
15 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted (c) ? ? 2 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 4 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelly, Max ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 3 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 11

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

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