This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1906 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at the MCG.
Ern Jenkins captained the hosts.
Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.
Fitzroy (10.12.72) defeated Essendon (5.6.36).
Match Details
Season:
1906 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1906
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Essendon
Score:
10.12.72 - 5.6.36
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Abbott, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Bailes, Barclay
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Barker, Lou
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Beauchamp, Tammy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Brosnan, Gerald
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fontaine, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jenkins, Ern
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Johnson, Joe
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kneen, Edgar
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Millis, Les
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Milne, Herbert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Geoff
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Naismith, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Naismith, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sharp, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Smith, Bob
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Trotter, Percy
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Walker, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
10
|
12
|
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Belcher, Allan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Busbridge, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cameron, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Davies, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fogarty, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fogarty, Joe
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Fraser, Simon
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
George, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gibson, Phil
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Griffith, Billy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hiskins, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Legge, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Madden, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McKenzie, Jack
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Sartori, Ray
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sewart, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Shea, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Thurgood, Albert
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
5
|
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