1938 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1938 between Essendon and Geelong during round 8 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, J. Collins, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor, N. Tucker
Essendon (12.12.84) were defeated by Geelong (14.23.107).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Watts (5), J. Caesar (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Reynolds (2), T. Bryce
Geelong: C. Helmer (5), J. Collins (4), N. Glenister (2), J. Butcher, C. Coles, G. Dougherty
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 23 | 14 | . | 23 | (107) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 2 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Taylor, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 23 | |||