1907 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1907 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1907 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), G. Barker, A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, B. Davies, C. Haigbloom, A. Jackson, B. Johnson, A. Legge, M. Londerigan, J. Martin, B. McVitty, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, M. Shea, D. Smith, J. Stephenson

Fitzroy
F. Abbott, B. Bailes, L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Beauchamp, S. Billings, B. Blacklock, G. Brosnan, J. Cooper, F. Fontaine, W. Johnson, G. McWilliam, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Smith, B. Walker

Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Fitzroy (3.13.31).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Barker (2), B. Busbridge (2), D. Smith (2), C. Haigbloom, A. Legge
Fitzroy: F. Fontaine (2), L. Millis

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: 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