1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1899 between Essendon and St Kilda during the first round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Jim Anderson as vice-captain.
Essendon
Back:
T. Kinnear, H. Gavin, M. Collins
Half-back:
T. Collins, J. Anderson (vice-capt.), G. Stuckey (capt.)
Centre:
J. Groves, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward:
S. Barry, B. Jackson, C. Moore
Forward:
J. Larkin, G. Officer, A. Hall
Follower:
H. Fitzpatrick, G. Martin, A. Cleghorn
St Kilda
Back:
B. Matthews, G. Stewart, J. Park
Half-back:
E. Glenister, T. Hall, F. Whitelaw
Centre:
G. Spilcker, H. Brown, H. Smith
Half-forward:
G. Hefter, B. McGregor, B. Blackwood
Forward:
G. Williams, J. Opie, A. Allan
Follower:
D. McKay, J. Smith, A. Stewart
Essendon (16.24.120) defeated St Kilda (3.4.22).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (5), B. Jackson (4), C. Moore (3), G. Officer (2), H. Fitzpatrick, A. Hall
St Kilda: G. Williams (3)
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1899
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 24 | 16 | . | 24 | (120) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 85 | ESSE by 98 | ESSE by 98 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | RO | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Hugh | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | CHF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 24 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Allan, Andy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Glenister, Ernie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hefter, Gus | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Billy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Opie, Jim | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Park, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Spilcker, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Gerry | FPL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 4 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Matthews | G. Stewart | J. Park | H. Fitzpatrick |
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| A. Hall | G. Officer | J. Larkin | G. Martin |
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| E. Glenister | T. Hall | F. Whitelaw |
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| C. Moore | B. Jackson | S. Barry |
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| G. Spilcker | H. Brown | H. Smith |
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| G. Hastings | H. Wright | J. Groves | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | D. McKay |
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| G. Hefter | B. McGregor | B. Blackwood | A. Stewart |
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| G. Stuckey (c) | J. Anderson (vc) | T. Collins |
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| G. Williams | J. Opie | A. Allan |
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| M. Collins | H. Gavin | T. Kinnear |
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| St Kilda | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||