1907 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1907 between Geelong and Essendon during round 8 of the 1907 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), J. Allen, F. Boynton, G. Doull, B. Eason, A. Gough, D. Grigg, T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, E. Newling, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, T. Sherry, J. Slater, P. Stephens
Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Davies, A. George, A. Jackson, B. Johnson, G. Kearney, O. Landmann, A. Legge, M. Londerigan, J. Martin, P. McCann, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, M. Shea, B. Sloss, J. Stephenson
Geelong (7.11.53) defeated Essendon (3.10.28).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Sherry (2), A. Gough, T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, E. Newling, L. Roebuck
Essendon: B. Sewart (2), O. Landmann
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Billy Griffith
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
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 | |||