1939 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1939 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 11 of the 1939 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain. Bill Luff captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, F. Froude, J. Green, L. Hill, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, J. Morison, A. Pannam, H. Powell, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods

Essendon
B. Luff (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, A. Foley, B. Green, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, C. Lambert, H. Lippiatt, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, R. Watts

Collingwood (18.9.117) defeated Essendon (7.18.60).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Knight (4), D. Fothergill (3), J. Green (3), H. Powell (3), A. Pannam (2), H. Collier, P. Kyne, B. Woods
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), T. Bryce, J. Cassin, K. Hardiman, R. Watts

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 1 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 18.9.117 - 7.18.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 1 10 . 7 13 . 7 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Essendon 3 . 9 4 . 9 7 . 16 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Margin ESSE by 20 COLL by 34 COLL by 27 COLL by 57 COLL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), Bill Luff (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Albert Collier (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Glasson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
26 Fricker, Pat ? ? 0 ?
9 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Green, Jack ? ? 3 ?
11 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Knight, Jack ? ? 4 ?
13 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 1 ?
29 Morison, Jock ? ? 0 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
17 Powell, Harold ? ? 3 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
25 Woods, Bervin ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
27 Foley, Ashley ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Hardiman, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
27 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lippiatt, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Maynes, Leo ? ? 0 ?
25 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 3 ?
6 Standfield, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 18

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