1906 VFL Sectional Round 3: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1906 between Geelong and Essendon during the third sectional round of the 1906 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts with Alec McKenzie as vice-captain. Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), A. McKenzie (vice-capt.), J. Crowl, N. Davison, G. Doull, B. Eason, H. Fischer, P. Fletcher, B. Gallagher, B. Getsom, A. Gough, D. Grigg, B. McKinley, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Stephens, J. Wighton

Essendon
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Baxter, A. Belcher, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, C. Fogarty, J. Fogarty, S. Fraser, C. Garton, A. George, P. Gibson, B. Griffith, F. Hiskins, M. Madden, B. Sewart, M. Shea, C. Teather

Geelong (9.12.66) defeated Essendon (5.12.42).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Roebuck (3), T. Rankin (2), N. Davison, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, H. Young
Essendon: J. McKenzie (3), J. Fogarty (2)

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 3
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 8 September 1906
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 9.12.66 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 7 . 6 8 . 11 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Essendon 2 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Henry Young (Geelong), Jack McKenzie (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Alec McKenzie (Geelong), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. McNamara
Boundary Umpire: A. Batty, W. Massey

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Crowl, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Davison, Norman ? ? 1 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Fischer, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Fletcher, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Gallagher, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Getsom, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec (vc) ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 3 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Wighton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Chris ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Fraser, Simon ? ? 0 ?
Garton, Cec ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Teather, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

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