1902 VFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1902 between Essendon and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1902 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. In the absence of George Stuckey, Hugh Gavin captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain. Bill McClelland captained the visitors.

Essendon
Back: B. Robinson, V. Hutchins, P. O'Loughlin
Half-back: S. Barry, J. Anderson, H. Gavin (capt.)
Centre: T. Kennedy, B. Baxter, H. Vollugi
Half-forward: J. Geggie, A. Thurgood, F. Hiskins
Forward: J. Larkin, J. Holligan, T. Kinnear (vice-capt.)
Follower: G. Martin, J. McKenzie, B. Griffith

Melbourne
Back: A. Lewis, S. Geddes, H. Parkin
Half-back: B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, J. Purse
Centre: E. Gardner, C. Young, A. Sowden
Half-forward: F. Langley, J. Leith, M. Herring
Forward: L. Rainey, T. Ryan, S. Dalrymple
Follower: S. Anderson, G. Moodie, E. Hocking

Essendon (9.7.61) defeated Melbourne (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Thurgood (3), J. Larkin (2), J. McKenzie (2), J. Geggie, J. Holligan
Melbourne: T. Ryan (3), J. Leith (2), F. Langley, L. Rainey

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 September 1902
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 9.7.61 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 7 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 17 MELB by 7 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Hugh Gavin (Essendon), Bill McClelland (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ted Kinnear (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son HBFL ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben C ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh (ac) HBFR ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack HFFL ? 1 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Fred HFFR ? 0 ?
Holligan, John FF ? 1 ?
Hutchins, Vic FB ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted WL ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted (vc) FPR ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPL ? 2 ?
Martin, George RU ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack RU ? 2 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat BPR ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Thurgood, Albert CHF ? 3 ?
Vollugi, Herc WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd RU ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Dalrymple, Syd FPR ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric WL ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart FB ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie HFFR ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern RO ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank HFFL ? 1 ?
Leith, Jack CHF ? 2 ?
Lewis, Austin BPL ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Moodie, George RU ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Rainey, Les FPL ? 1 ?
Ryan, Tommy FF ? 3 ?
Sowden, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
A. Lewis S. Geddes H. Parkin G. Martin

T. Kinnear (vc) J. Holligan J. Larkin J. McKenzie

FORWARD B. Griffith

HALF-BACK



B. McClelland (c) B. Bowe J. Purse



F. Hiskins A. Thurgood J. Geggie



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



E. Gardner C. Young A. Sowden



H. Vollugi B. Baxter T. Kennedy FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE S. Anderson

HALF-FORWARD G. Moodie

F. Langley J. Leith M. Herring E. Hocking

H. Gavin (ac) J. Anderson S. Barry



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



L. Rainey T. Ryan S. Dalrymple



P. O'Loughlin V. Hutchins B. Robinson



BACK



Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Jack Leith goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 ??:??
ESSE Jack McKenzie goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 ??:??
MELB Tommy Ryan behind 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 ??:??
MELB Les Rainey behind 1.0.6 - 1.2.8 ??:??
ESSE Jack McKenzie behind 1.1.7 - 1.2.8 ??:??
ESSE Albert Thurgood goal 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 ??:??
MELB Frank Langley goal 2.1.13 - 2.2.14 ??:??
MELB Tommy Ryan goal 2.1.13 - 3.2.20 ??:??
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