1906 VFL Season Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1906 between Essendon and Melbourne during round three of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Jack McKenzie captained the hosts. Arthur Sowden captained the visitors.

Essendon (10.16.76) defeated Melbourne (6.6.42).

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1906
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 10.16.76 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 5 3 . 9 7 . 13 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Melbourne 2 . 0 4 . 3 5 . 3 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin ESSE by 11 level ESSE by 22 ESSE by 34 ESSE by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Jack McKenzie

Melbourne

Captain: Arthur Sowden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Blackmore, Lewis ? ? 1 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Fraser, Simon ? ? 1 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Morley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Ross-Soden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Teather, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Yeo, Norm ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 16

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 2 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rogers, Willie ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
Stanway, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

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