1902 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1902 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1902 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Tod Collins captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain.
Bill McClelland captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
F. Mann, S. Hall, B. Baxter
Half-back:
B. Robinson, H. Gavin, T. Collins (capt.)
Centre:
T. Kennedy, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward:
J. Geggie, A. Thurgood, F. Hiskins
Forward:
T. Kinnear (vice-capt.), G. Martin, M. Peppard
Follower:
J. McKenzie, P. O'Loughlin, B. Griffith
Melbourne
Back:
D. Moriarty, S. Geddes, H. Parkin
Half-back:
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, J. Purse
Centre:
C. Gardner, C. Young, A. Sowden
Half-forward:
L. Paul, D. Wardill, J. Leith
Forward:
V. Coutie, G. Cathie, L. Rainey
Follower:
M. Herring, G. Moodie, E. Hocking
Essendon (7.6.48) defeated Melbourne (3.7.25).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. McKenzie (2), M. Peppard (2), A. Thurgood (2), F. Hiskins
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), D. Wardill
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1902
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | (25) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Tod Collins
(Essendon),
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ted Kinnear
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Benson,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baxter, Ben | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Syd | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Fred | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted (vc) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mann, Fred | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jack | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Albert | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bowe, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cathie, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hocking, Ern | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paul, Laurie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rainey, Les | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 7 | |||
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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| D. Moriarty | S. Geddes | H. Parkin | J. McKenzie |
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| M. Peppard | G. Martin | T. Kinnear (vc) | P. O'Loughlin |
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| B. McClelland (c) | B. Bowe | J. Purse |
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| F. Hiskins | A. Thurgood | J. Geggie |
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| C. Gardner | C. Young | A. Sowden |
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| L. Paul | D. Wardill | J. Leith | E. Hocking |
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| T. Collins (c) | H. Gavin | B. Robinson |
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| V. Coutie | G. Cathie | L. Rainey |
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| B. Baxter | S. Hall | F. Mann |
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