1907 VFL Season Round 8: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1907 between Geelong and Essendon during round eight of the 1907 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Billy Griffith captained the visitors.

Geelong (7.11.53) defeated Essendon (3.10.28).

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 22 June 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 7.11.53 - 3.10.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 6 4 . 7 5 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Essendon 1 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 8 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 26 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Boundary Umpires

A. Batty
G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Boynton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 1 ?
Sherry, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Jackson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto ? ? 1 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McCann, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Stephenson, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 10

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