1902 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1902 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1902 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
D. Moriarty, S. Geddes, S. Anderson
Half-back:
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, J. Purse
Centre:
G. Cathie, C. Young, A. Sowden
Half-forward:
F. Langley, V. Coutie, L. Rippon
Forward:
E. Gardner, T. Ryan, L. Rainey
Follower:
M. Herring, G. Moodie, E. Hocking
Essendon
Back:
F. Mann, J. Anderson, M. Collins
Half-back:
B. Robinson, H. Gavin, G. Stuckey (capt.)
Centre:
T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
G. Cochrane, V. Hutchins, B. Baxter
Forward:
J. Larkin, G. Martin, T. Kinnear (vice-capt.)
Follower:
S. Barry, J. McKenzie, B. Griffith
Melbourne (3.9.27) were defeated by Essendon (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Gardner, M. Herring, L. Rainey
Essendon: V. Hutchins (2), G. Stuckey (2), T. Kinnear, G. Martin
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1902
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ted Kinnear
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
J. Middleton,
M. Minahan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Syd | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cathie, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Eric | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hocking, Ern | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rainey, Les | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cochrane, George | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hutchins, Vic | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted (vc) | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mann, Fred | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | HBFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
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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| F. Mann | J. Anderson | M. Collins | M. Herring |
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| L. Rainey | T. Ryan | E. Gardner | G. Moodie |
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| B. Robinson | H. Gavin | G. Stuckey (c) |
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| L. Rippon | V. Coutie | F. Langley |
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| T. Kennedy | G. Hastings | H. Vollugi |
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| A. Sowden | C. Young | G. Cathie | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | S. Barry |
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| G. Cochrane | V. Hutchins | B. Baxter | B. Griffith |
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| J. Purse | B. Bowe | B. McClelland (c) |
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| J. Larkin | G. Martin | T. Kinnear (vc) |
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| S. Anderson | S. Geddes | D. Moriarty |
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