1903 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1903 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1903 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
Jim Anderson captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
J. Geggie, J. Marr, B. Baxter
Half-back:
S. Barry, J. Anderson (capt.), J. Trehey
Centre:
T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
A. Gilligan, M. Madden, D. Smith
Forward:
A. Cleghorn, T. Kinnear, G. Barker
Follower:
W. Carkeek, T. Hedley, B. Griffith
Geelong
Back:
A. Pincott, J. Wright, P. Fletcher
Half-back:
E. Newling, A. McKenzie, H. Webb
Centre:
F. Bowey, L. Bailiff, M. Donaghy
Half-forward:
I. Forbes, C. Coles, P. Stephens
Forward:
I. Woods, W. Hines, B. Eason
Follower:
A. Hopkins, H. Young (capt.), T. Rankin
Essendon (10.13.73) defeated Geelong (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Madden (3), G. Hastings (2), G. Barker, W. Carkeek, A. Cleghorn, B. Griffith, T. Kinnear
Geelong: W. Hines (2), H. Young (2), B. Eason
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | GEEL by 6 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, George | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trehey, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bailiff, Les | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hines, Willie | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hopkins, Artie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Webb, Hughie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
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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| A. Pincott | J. Wright | P. Fletcher | W. Carkeek |
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| G. Barker | T. Kinnear | A. Cleghorn | T. Hedley |
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| E. Newling | A. McKenzie | H. Webb |
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| D. Smith | M. Madden | A. Gilligan |
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| F. Bowey | L. Bailiff | M. Donaghy |
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| H. Vollugi | G. Hastings | T. Kennedy | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | A. Hopkins |
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| I. Forbes | C. Coles | P. Stephens | T. Rankin |
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| J. Trehey | J. Anderson (c) | S. Barry |
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| I. Woods | W. Hines | B. Eason |
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| B. Baxter | J. Marr | J. Geggie |
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| Geelong | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||