1907 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1907 between Essendon and Geelong during round 1 of the 1907 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), J. Anderson, A. Belcher, B. Busbridge, N. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, A. George, P. Gibson, A. Jackson, B. Johnson, O. Landmann, A. Legge, J. Martin, B. Sewart, M. Shea, D. Smith, A. Sykes

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), F. Boynton, G. Doull, A. Dupe, B. Eason, N. Fletcher, A. Gough, D. Grigg, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, G. McNeilage, J. McNeilage, B. Miller, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Scown, J. Slater, P. Stephens

Essendon (14.15.99) defeated Geelong (9.2.56).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Martin (4), O. Landmann (3), B. Johnson (2), D. Smith (2), B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, A. Legge
Geelong: A. Dupe (3), B. Eason (2), L. Roebuck (2), D. Grigg, G. McNeilage

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 April 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.15.99 - 9.2.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 6 . 8 7 . 10 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Geelong 2 . 1 2 . 2 7 . 2 9 . 2 9 . 2 (56)
Margin level ESSE by 30 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 43 ESSE by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Boundary Umpire: W. Connor, H. Coombes

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, John ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Busbridge, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Jackson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Landmann, Otto ? ? 3 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 4 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Sykes, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boynton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Dupe, Alf ? ? 3 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Fletcher, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McNeilage, George ? ? 1 ?
McNeilage, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Miller, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 2 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 2

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