1905 VFL Season Round 10: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1905 between Essendon and Melbourne during round ten of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Bill Robinson captained the hosts. Jack Purse captained the visitors.

Essendon (8.17.65) defeated Melbourne (5.11.41).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 July 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 8.17.65 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 14 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Bill Robinson

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Purse

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barker, George ? ? 3 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 2 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Everard, John ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Robinson, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 17

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cordner, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
MacKay, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 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