1891 VFA Round 4: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1891 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1891 VFA season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne. Bill Fleming captained the hosts with Alick Dick as vice-captain.

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1891 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 May 1891
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 10.12.10 - 2.7.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 5 4 . 6 8 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (10)
St Kilda 0 . 2 1 . 5 1 . 7 2 . 7 2 . 7 (2)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Bill Fleming (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Alick Dick (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Dick, Alick (vc) ? ? ?
Fleming, Bill (c) ? ? ?
Julien, Jim ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (3 players) 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 2

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