1904 VFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1904 between Melbourne and Essendon during round eleven of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Jim Anderson captained the visitors.

Melbourne (3.12.30) were defeated by Essendon (4.11.35).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 16 July 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 3.12.30 - 4.11.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 7 3 . 12 3 . 12 (30)
Essendon 1 . 6 2 . 8 4 . 10 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Essendon

Captain: Jim Anderson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. D'Helin

Boundary Umpires

J. Kennedy
E. Schunke

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Anderson, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
Carkeek, William ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Alex ? ? 2 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 11

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

Score Timeline

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