1902 VFL Sectional Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1902 between Essendon and Melbourne during the second sectional round of the 1902 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
In the absence of George Stuckey, Hugh Gavin captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain.
Maurie Herring captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
F. Mann, H. Ford, P. O'Loughlin
Half-back:
J. Anderson, H. Gavin (capt.), B. Robinson
Centre:
T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, B. Baxter
Half-forward:
F. Hiskins, A. Thurgood, T. Kinnear (vice-capt.)
Forward:
V. Hutchins, M. Peppard, J. Larkin
Follower:
G. Martin, J. McKenzie, S. Barry
Melbourne
Back:
B. Craig, S. Geddes, H. Parkin
Half-back:
M. Herring (capt.), B. Bowe, J. Purse
Centre:
E. Gardner, C. Young, A. Sowden
Half-forward:
F. Langley, J. Leith, D. Moriarty
Forward:
L. Rainey, G. Cathie, A. Lewis
Follower:
S. Anderson, G. Moodie, E. Hocking
Essendon (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Thurgood (4), F. Hiskins (2), T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, G. Martin, M. Peppard, B. Robinson
Melbourne: F. Langley (2), J. Leith (2), E. Hocking, G. Moodie, L. Rainey, C. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Sectional Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1902
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Hugh Gavin
(Essendon),
Maurie Herring
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ted Kinnear
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ford, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh (ac) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Fred | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hutchins, Vic | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted (vc) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mann, Fred | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bill | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Albert | CHF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Syd | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cathie, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Craig, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Eric | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hocking, Ern | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rainey, Les | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
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. Craig | S. Geddes | H. Parkin | G. Martin |
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| J. Larkin | M. Peppard | V. Hutchins | J. McKenzie |
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| M. Herring (c) | B. Bowe | J. Purse |
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| T. Kinnear (vc) | A. Thurgood | F. Hiskins |
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| E. Gardner | C. Young | A. Sowden |
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| F. Langley | J. Leith | D. Moriarty | E. Hocking |
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| B. Robinson | H. Gavin (ac) | J. Anderson |
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| L. Rainey | G. Cathie | A. Lewis |
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| P. O'Loughlin | H. Ford | F. Mann |
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