1893 VFA Season Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1893 between Essendon and Melbourne during round nine of the 1893 season of the Victorian Football Association. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

Essendon (5.13.5) drew with Melbourne (5.9.5).

Match Details

Season: 1893 VFA Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 July 1893
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon drew with Melbourne
Score: 5.13.5 - 5.9.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 0 1 . 7 2 . 12 5 . 13 5 . 13 (5)
Melbourne 4 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 5 . 9 5 . 9 (5)
Margin MELB by 4 MELB by 4 MELB by 3 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: unknown

Melbourne

Captain: Eddie Fox

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 5

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