1907 VFL Season Round 13: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1907 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round thirteen of the 1907 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts.

Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Fitzroy (3.13.31).

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 August 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.10.58 - 3.13.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 1 4 . 5 4 . 5 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Fitzroy 1 . 6 1 . 7 3 . 13 3 . 13 3 . 13 (31)
Margin FITZ by 5 ESSE by 16 FITZ by 2 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Boundary Umpires

J. O'Loughlin
W. Roy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, George ? ? 2 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Haigbloom, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Jackson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McVitty, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 2 ?
Stephenson, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abbott, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Billings, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Blacklock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 2 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
McWilliam, George ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 13

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