1891 VFA Season Round 5: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1891 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round five of the 1891 season of the Victorian Football Association. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Bill Fleming captained the hosts with Alick Dick as vice-captain.

Essendon (7.9.7) drew with South Melbourne (7.8.7).

Match Details

Season: 1891 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Monday 25 May 1891
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon drew with South Melbourne
Score: 7.9.7 - 7.8.7

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 9 7 . 9 (7)
South Melbourne 2 . 5 4 . 6 5 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (7)
Margin SMLB by 1 level level level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Bill Fleming
Vice-Captain: Alick Dick

South Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Dick, Alick (vc) ? ? ?
Fleming, Bill (c) ? ? ?
Julien, Jim ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (3 players) 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 7

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