1905 VFL Season Round 9: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1905 between Geelong and Essendon during round nine of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Bill Robinson captained the visitors.

Geelong (9.8.62) defeated Essendon (6.12.48).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 8 July 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 9.8.62 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 5 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Essendon 0 . 1 4 . 4 4 . 4 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Essendon

Captain: Bill Robinson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Fletcher, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Quinton, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stodart, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 3 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barker, George ? ? 1 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
O'Brien, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

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