1900 VFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1900 between Essendon and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1900 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Dick Wardill captained the visitors with Eddie Sholl as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, T. Collins, H. Fitzpatrick, H. Gavin, B. Griffith, G. Hastings, F. Hiskins, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, G. Martin, G. Officer, M. Peppard, F. Scott, A. Thurgood, H. Wright
Melbourne
D. Wardill (capt.), E. Sholl (vice-capt.), V. Cumberland, E. Gardner, S. Geddes, H. Hay, M. Herring, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, A. Sowden, C. Young
Essendon (5.13.43) were defeated by Melbourne (7.3.45).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Scott (2), H. Fitzpatrick, F. Hiskins, A. Thurgood
Melbourne: D. Wardill (3), F. McGinis (2), V. Cumberland, J. Leith
Match Details
Season:
1900 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1900
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Dick Wardill
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardner, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hay, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 3 | |||