1905 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1905 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1905 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Frank Langley captained the hosts.
Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.
Melbourne
F. Langley (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, T. Cordner, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, M. Gardner, H. Henderson, F. Howard, P. Mills, B. Nolan, H. Parkin, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Trend
Essendon
J. McKenzie (capt.), G. Barker, H. Callan, W. Carkeek, H. Davis, S. Fraser, A. Gilligan, B. Laxton, A. Legge, M. Madden, A. Matheson, J. McDonald, J. O'Brien, J. Phipps, F. Robinson, B. Sewart, D. Smith, H. Vollugi
Melbourne (8.14.62) defeated Essendon (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Mills (3), J. Trend (2), H. Drane, F. Langley, H. Purse
Essendon: A. Gilligan (2), G. Barker, J. McKenzie, D. Smith
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1905 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1905
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Frank Langley
(Melbourne),
Jack McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trend, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davis, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Laxton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matheson, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phipps, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||