1907 VFL Round 4: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1907 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1907 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Billy Griffith captained the hosts.
Bill Dolphin captained the visitors.
Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, N. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, H. Dick, A. Jackson, B. Johnson, O. Landmann, A. Legge, J. Martin, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, M. Shea, J. Stephenson, C. Teather
South Melbourne
Back:
V. Belcher, B. Dolphin (capt.), D. McKay
Half-back:
G. Anderson, H. Lampe, B. Atkins
Centre:
B. Moxham, B. Goddard, T. Wade
Half-forward:
D. Casey, B. Strang, C. Ricketts
Forward:
L. Mortimer, J. Cameron, L. Maine
Follower:
B. Franks, J. Jackson, B. Kerr
Essendon (6.8.44) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Busbridge (2), A. Legge (2), O. Landmann, C. Teather
South Melbourne: B. Kerr (2), B. Franks, B. Goddard, L. Mortimer, C. Ricketts
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1907 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1907
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.8.44 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | SMLB by 10 | ESSE by 5 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Billy Griffith
(Essendon),
Bill Dolphin
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Wregg
Boundary Umpire:
W. Connor,
H. Coombes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Belcher, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dick, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Teather, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
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| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goddard, Bill | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jackson, Johnny | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Bill | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Maine, Lindsay | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strang, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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