1907 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1907 between Melbourne and Essendon during round two of the 1907 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Vin Coutie captained the hosts. Billy Griffith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne (5.11.41) were defeated by Essendon (6.12.48).

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 May 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 5.11.41 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 10 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 7 5 . 8 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin MELB by 4 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Vin Coutie
Coach: Alec Hall

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Boyle

Boundary Umpires

W. Roy
J. Smith

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Canavan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Gregory, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Homan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nielsen, Victor ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 2 ?
Parke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Sykes, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Symonds, Harry ? ? 0 ?
West, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 1 ?
Blackmore, Lewis ? ? 1 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Busbridge, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 1 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Teather, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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