1891 VFA Season Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1891 between Essendon and Melbourne during round three of the 1891 season of the Victorian Football Association. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Bill Fleming captained the hosts with Alick Dick as vice-captain. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

Essendon (11.10.11) defeated Melbourne (5.5.5).

Match Details

Season: 1891 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1891
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 11.10.11 - 5.5.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 6 11 . 10 11 . 10 (11)
Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 3 5 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 5 (5)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Bill Fleming
Vice-Captain: Alick Dick

Melbourne

Captain: Eddie Fox

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Dick, Alick (vc) ? ? ?
Dick, Bob ? ? ?
Fleming, Bill (c) ? ? ?
Julien, Jim ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (4 players) 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Fox, Eddie (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 5

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