1905 VFL Season Sectional Round 1: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1905 between Essendon and Geelong during the first sectional round of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Bill Robinson captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Essendon (10.13.73) defeated Geelong (3.11.29).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 August 1905
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 10.13.73 - 3.11.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 1 5 . 5 5 . 6 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Geelong 1 . 6 1 . 6 3 . 11 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 44 ESSE by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Bill Robinson

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Murphy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, George ? ? 2 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Dick ? ? 3 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

Geelong

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