1904 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1904 between Essendon and Geelong during round 9 of the 1904 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Jim Anderson captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Essendon
J. Anderson (capt.), S. Barry, B. Busbridge, H. Gavin, J. Geggie, B. Griffith, T. Hedley, B. Laxton, A. Legge, M. Madden, J. McDonald, J. McKenzie, J. Phipps, B. Robinson, F. Robinson, D. Smith, A. Swift, H. Vollugi

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, F. Bowey, B. Clarke, K. Clarke, G. Doull, B. Eason, D. Grigg, J. Knell, A. McKenzie, J. Munday, E. Newling, H. Quinton, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, I. Woods, J. Wright

Essendon (9.12.66) defeated Geelong (4.4.28).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. McKenzie (2), D. Smith (2), S. Barry, B. Busbridge, H. Gavin, A. Legge, M. Madden
Geelong: I. Woods (2), D. Grigg, A. McKenzie

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 2 July 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 9.12.66 - 4.4.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 4 8 . 6 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Geelong 1 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4 (28)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Jim Anderson (Essendon), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Hedley, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 1 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Swift, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bowey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 1 ?
Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Quinton, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 2 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 4

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