1905 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1905 between Melbourne and Essendon during round three of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Frank Langley captained the hosts. Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.

Melbourne (8.14.62) defeated Essendon (5.9.39).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 20 May 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 8.14.62 - 5.9.39

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

Melbourne

Captain: Frank Langley

Essendon

Captain: Jack McKenzie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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