1908 VFL Round 1: Essendon v University
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1908 between Essendon and University during round 1 of the 1908 VFL season.
Essendon hosted University at East Melbourne.
Billy Griffith captained the hosts.
Tom Fogarty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Smith.
Essendon
Back:
B. Johnson, B. Ryan, M. Shea
Half-back:
B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, J. Martin
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Sewart, T. Crow
Half-forward:
L. Armstrong, P. Shea, M. Londerigan
Forward:
O. Landmann, E. Cameron, D. Smith
Follower:
A. Belcher, F. Parkinson, A. Legge
University
Back:
A. Tymms, K. Kendall, J. Gray
Half-back:
G. Elliott, T. Cordner, F. Boynton
Centre:
G. Barker, J. Fogarty, L. Sleeman
Half-forward:
F. Crawford, H. Cordner, E. Kneen
Forward:
A. Ogilvie, T. Fogarty (capt.), W. Marshall
Follower:
D. Browning, C. Fogarty, M. Ratz
Essendon (14.11.95) defeated University (3.11.29).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Shea (4), D. Smith (3), O. Landmann (2), A. Legge (2), E. Cameron, M. Londerigan, F. Parkinson
University: T. Fogarty, E. Kneen, M. Ratz
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and University were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
University
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
University
Score:
14.11.95 - 3.11.29
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| University | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 11 | (29) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 66 | ESSE by 66 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Smith
(Essendon),
unknown
(University)
Captains:
Billy Griffith
(Essendon),
Tom Fogarty
(University)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Mackenzie
Boundary Umpire:
J. Gregory,
B. McNamara
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Crow, Tommy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | FPR | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
University
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barker, Gilbert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Boynton, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Browning, Denby | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Harry | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Ted | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Crawford, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Chris | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Joe | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom (c) | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gray, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kendall, Ken | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kneen, Edgar | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marshall, Willie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ogilvie, Alick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ratz, Martin | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sleeman, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tymms, Athol | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| A. Tymms | K. Kendall | J. Gray | A. Belcher |
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| D. Smith | E. Cameron | O. Landmann | F. Parkinson |
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| G. Elliott | T. Cordner | F. Boynton |
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| M. Londerigan | P. Shea | L. Armstrong |
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| G. Barker | J. Fogarty | L. Sleeman |
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| T. Crow | B. Sewart | L. Minto | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | D. Browning |
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| F. Crawford | H. Cordner | E. Kneen | M. Ratz |
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| J. Martin | B. Busbridge | B. Griffith (c) |
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| A. Ogilvie | T. Fogarty (c) | W. Marshall |
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| M. Shea | B. Ryan | B. Johnson |
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| University | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||