1935 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1935 between Essendon and Geelong during round 18 of the 1935 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, B. Earle, M. Exelby, L. Griggs, C. Hearn, T. Lahiff, B. Lowenthal, G. McGorlick, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, L. Webster

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), J. Allen, T. Arklay, B. Blair, C. Coles, L. Dean, J. Evans, A. Everett, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. McDonald, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, T. Stapleton, J. Tucker, J. Walker

Essendon (14.23.107) defeated Geelong (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), T. Lahiff (5), G. McGorlick (2), M. Exelby, D. Reynolds
Geelong: R. Hickey (4), J. Evans (2), T. Quinn (2), J. Grant, L. Hardiman, A. Muller

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 September 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.23.107 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 6 . 8 10 . 17 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
Geelong 4 . 3 6 . 9 8 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin ESSE by 5 GEEL by 1 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie May (Essendon), Percy Parratt (Geelong)
Captains: Keith Forbes (Essendon), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 5 ?
19 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 5 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 McGorlick, George ? ? 2 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 1 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
18 Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 23

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Allen, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
24 Blair, Billy ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
53 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 4 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 1 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Stapleton, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Tucker, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 13

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