1905 VFL 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 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Bill Robinson captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Essendon
B. Robinson (capt.), G. Barker, S. Barry, B. Baxter, H. Callan, E. Cameron, H. Davis, B. Griffith, D. Harris, B. Laxton, M. Madden, J. McDonald, J. McKenzie, J. Phipps, F. Robinson, B. Sewart, M. Shea, D. Smith

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), G. Doull, I. Forbes, A. Gough, D. Grigg, E. James, J. Knell, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, J. Munday, E. Newling, H. Quinton, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright

Essendon (10.13.73) defeated Geelong (3.11.29).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Harris (3), G. Barker (2), J. McKenzie (2), D. Smith (2), S. Barry
Geelong: J. Knell (2), I. Woods

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Robinson (Essendon), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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