1893 VFA Season Round 1: Essendon v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1893 between Essendon and Port Melbourne during round one of the 1893 season of the Victorian Football Association. Essendon hosted Port Melbourne at East Melbourne. Alick Dick captained the hosts with Colin Campbell as vice-captain.

Essendon (6.10.6) defeated Port Melbourne (3.5.3).

Match Details

Season: 1893 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 May 1893
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Port Melbourne
Score: 6.10.6 - 3.5.3

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 5 6 . 10 6 . 10 (6)
Port Melbourne 0 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 5 (3)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Alick Dick
Vice-Captain: Colin Campbell

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Campbell, Colin (vc) ? ? ?
Dick, Alick (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (2 players) 6

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 3

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