1932 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1932 between Geelong and Essendon during round 8 of the 1932 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Garnet Campbell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Garnet Campbell.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, J. Harbison, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, H. Maskell, R. McDonald, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, F. Ford, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, B. Lowenthal, R. Madden, H. Okey, D. O'Shea, R. Peterson, P. Walsh, C. Watson, J. Williamson, B. Wilson

Geelong (9.9.63) were defeated by Essendon (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (5), J. Evans, B. Kuhlken, R. Lancaster, T. Quinn
Essendon: C. Hearn (3), T. Freyer (2), F. Gomez (2), L. Johnson (2), K. Forbes, B. Wilson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 25 June 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 9.9.63 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 3 . 4 8 . 7 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin GEEL by 4 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Garnet Campbell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bruce Anderson ESSE 16 3
Reg Hickey GEEL 18 2
Tom Clarke ESSE 23 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Harbison, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
28 Maskell, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 5 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
26 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 9

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 ? ? 1 ?
15 Ford, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 2 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 3 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 2 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Madden, Russell ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
27 O'Shea, Dick ? ? 0 ?
30 Peterson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 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