1931 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1931 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1931 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Garnet Campbell captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain. In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Frank Murphy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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

Collingwood
F. Murphy (capt.), B. Aldag, L. Ames, B. Andrew, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, F. Froude, D. Harris, F. Kelly, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Ross, H. Rumney, G. Tatham, L. Wescott

Essendon (12.9.81) defeated Collingwood (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Hearn (4), H. Okey (3), K. Forbes (2), T. Freyer, R. Watt, L. Webster
Collingwood: G. Coventry (2), L. Ames, B. Andrew, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, F. Froude, G. Tatham

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 11 July 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 12.9.81 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Collingwood 2 . 3 2 . 4 4 . 8 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 30 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Joe Hammond (Essendon), unknown (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Ellingsen

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Howard Okey ESSE 2 3
Don Harris COLL 3 2
Harry Collier COLL 7 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 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 2 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 1 ?
20 Hammond, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 4 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 3 ?
6 Rennie, Les ? ? 0 ?
Roberts, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Aldag, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Ames, Les ? ? 1 ?
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 1 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Froude, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (ac) ? ? 0 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Tatham, George ? ? 1 ?
29 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 9

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