This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1899 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1899 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Jim Anderson as vice-captain.
Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
T. Kinnear, G. Officer, M. Collins
Half-back:
S. Barry, J. Anderson (vice-capt.), G. Stuckey (capt.)
Centre:
J. Groves, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward:
J. Larkin, A. Thurgood, T. Collins
Forward:
G. Martin, H. Gavin, P. O'Loughlin
Follower:
H. Fitzpatrick, C. Forbes, A. Cleghorn
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, C. Reid, S. Geddes
Half-back:
M. Herring, A. Wood, E. Sholl (capt.)
Centre:
C. Illingworth, A. Lewis, D. Moriarty
Half-forward:
J. Leith, C. Cumberland, C. Young
Forward:
L. MacPherson, F. Elliott, T. Ryan
Follower:
G. Moodie, D. Wardill, F. McGinis
Essendon (4.6.30) defeated Melbourne (1.10.16).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn, C. Forbes, P. O'Loughlin, A. Thurgood
Melbourne: F. McGinis
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Melbourne
Score:
4.6.30 - 1.10.16
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
F. Franks
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Anderson, Jim
(vc)
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Barry, Son
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cleghorn, Arthur
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Collins, Maurie
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Collins, Tod
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fitzpatrick, Hugh
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Forbes, Charlie
|
RU
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Gavin, Hugh
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Groves, Joe
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hastings, George
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kinnear, Ted
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Larkin, Jimmy
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Martin, George
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Officer, Gus
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
O'Loughlin, Pat
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Stuckey, George
(c)
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Thurgood, Albert
|
CHF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Wright, Harry
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
4
|
6
|
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Cumberland, Cec
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Elliott, Fred
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Geddes, Stewart
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Herring, Maurie
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Illingworth, Charlie
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Leith, Jack
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lewis, Austin
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
MacPherson, Les
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McGinis, Fred
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Moodie, George
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Reid, Curtis
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rippon, Les
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Ryan, Tommy
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sholl, Eddie
(c)
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wardill, Dick
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wood, Alf
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Young, Charlie
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
1
|
10
|
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