1906 VFL Season Round 2: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1906 between Geelong and Essendon during round two of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. In the absence of Henry Young, vice-captain Alec McKenzie captained the hosts with Peter Stephens as vice-captain. Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.

Geelong (5.12.42) were defeated by Essendon (11.14.80).

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 12 May 1906
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 5.12.42 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 8 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Essendon 2 . 5 5 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 51 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Alec McKenzie (acting)
Vice-Captain: Peter Stephens (acting)

Essendon

Captain: Jack McKenzie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Norman ? ? 1 ?
Crowl, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
James, Ern ? ? 2 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Leggett, George ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec (ac) ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter (avc) ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Blackmore, Lewis ? ? 2 ?
Borthwick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Green, John ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
Numa, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Teather, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Yeo, Norm ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 14

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