1908 VFA Season Round 6: Footscray v Essendon Association

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1908 between Footscray and the Essendon Association during round six of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted the Essendon Association at Western Oval. Tom McKinley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Footscray (6.7.43) defeated the Essendon Association (4.11.35).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Footscray v Essendon Association
Date: Saturday 30 May 1908
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Essendon Association
Score: 6.7.43 - 4.11.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 3 3 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Essendon Association 0 . 0 1 . 5 2 . 8 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Margin FOOT by 21 FOOT by 10 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Tom McKinley
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Essendon Association

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Egan, Billy ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Hutchinson, Jack ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (10 players) 6 7

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Gough, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 4 11

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