1891 VFA Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1891 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1891 VFA season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Bill Fleming captained the hosts with Alick Dick as vice-captain. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Fleming (Essendon), Eddie Fox (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Alick Dick (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)

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