1907 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1907 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1907 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Vin Coutie captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), A. Belcher, C. Bolton, L. Bowe, B. Davies, A. George, P. Gibson, C. Haigbloom, B. Jenkins, B. Johnson, G. Kearney, A. Legge, M. Londerigan, J. Martin, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, M. Shea, J. Sullivan

Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), J. Canavan, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Gardiner, M. Gardner, F. Harris, H. Hill, B. Homan, P. Hunt, J. Johnson, J. Leith, P. Mills, B. Monk, B. Nolan, B. Onyons, B. Parke, H. Purse, H. Rigby

Essendon (5.13.43) defeated Melbourne (3.10.28).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Legge (2), B. Jenkins, M. Londerigan, B. Sewart
Melbourne: J. Fitzpatrick (2), B. Homan

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 June 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 5.13.43 - 3.10.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 6 2 . 6 5 . 12 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 4 2 . 4 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Margin ESSE by 11 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Vin Coutie (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: B. McNamara, J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bolton, Charles ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Haigbloom, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Barney ? ? 1 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Canavan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Homan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Hunt, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 0 ?
Parke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Rigby, Harry ? ? 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

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