1904 VFL Season Round 4: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1904 between Essendon and Melbourne during round four of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Melbourne at the SCG. Jim Anderson captained the hosts. Bill McClelland captained the visitors.

Essendon (6.3.39) were defeated by Melbourne (9.17.71).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 May 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: SCG

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.3.39 - 9.17.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 3 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 3 6 . 3 (39)
Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 11 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Margin ESSE by 4 MELB by 12 MELB by 2 MELB by 32 MELB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Jim Anderson

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. D'Helin

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Carkeek, William ? ? 1 ?
Cochrane, George ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hedley, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 2 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Swift, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 3

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 3 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Jeanneret, Henri ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 3 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 1 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 17

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