1936 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1936 between Geelong and Essendon during round 9 of the 1936 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Jack Baggott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, A. Everett, A. Foley, N. Glenister, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, F. Holden, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, J. Pender, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, N. Tucker

Essendon
J. Baggott (capt.), G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Crane, M. Exelby, K. Forbes, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, M. McFarlane, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, T. Smith, H. Torney, L. Wallace, L. Webster, D. Welch, S. Wilson

Geelong (26.18.174) defeated Essendon (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (10), N. Glenister (5), J. Sellwood (4), L. Hardiman (3), T. Quinn (2), A. Everett, F. Holden
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Lahiff (3), J. Crane (2), S. Wilson (2), B. Luff, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, L. Webster

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 June 1936
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 26.18.174 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 10 . 6 15 . 12 26 . 18 26 . 18 (174)
Essendon 5 . 4 9 . 7 11 . 11 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin ESSE by 18 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 77 GEEL by 77
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Baggott (Essendon)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Baggott (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mowlam

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 1 ?
24 Foley, Ashley ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 5 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 3 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Holden, Frank ? ? 1 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 10 ?
1 Pender, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 4 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 26 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Baggott, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
35 Crane, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 3 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
36 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 1 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
13 Smith, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
15 Welch, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 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