1908 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1908 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 2 of the 1908 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Jack Wells captained the hosts.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Grace and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
St Kilda
Back:
D. Feehan, H. Lever, C. Bant
Half-back:
J. Stewart, H. Bant, J. Julian
Centre:
W. Scott, J. Wells (capt.), P. Ellin
Half-forward:
B. Madden, D. McNamara, J. Cowell
Forward:
H. Farmer, M. Grace, C. Clymo
Follower:
G. Morrissey, J. Smith, V. Barwick
Essendon
Back:
E. Cameron, B. Ryan, B. Sloss
Half-back:
B. Busbridge, A. George, B. Griffith (capt.)
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Sewart, M. Shea
Half-forward:
L. Armstrong, P. Shea, M. Londerigan
Forward:
J. Martin, D. Smith, O. Landmann
Follower:
A. Belcher, F. Parkinson, A. Legge
St Kilda (7.6.48) were defeated by Essendon (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: M. Grace (3), B. Madden, D. McNamara, G. Morrissey, J. Smith
Essendon: L. Armstrong (2), A. Belcher (2), J. Martin (2), E. Cameron, O. Landmann, A. Legge, F. Parkinson, B. Sewart, D. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | STKL by 5 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Grace
(St Kilda),
Dave Smith
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Wells
(St Kilda),
Billy Griffith
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
B. McNamara
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bant, Chris | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bant, Horrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clymo, Charlie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ellin, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farmer, Horrie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Julian, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lever, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Bill | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McNamara, Dave | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Morrissey, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scott, Wally | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, Jim | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wells, Jack (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | BPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| George, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloss, Bruce | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
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
| St Kilda | Coach: Mick Grace | ||||||||||||||
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| E. Cameron | B. Ryan | B. Sloss | G. Morrissey |
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| C. Clymo | M. Grace | H. Farmer | J. Smith |
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| B. Busbridge | A. George | B. Griffith (c) |
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| J. Cowell | D. McNamara | B. Madden |
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| L. Minto | B. Sewart | M. Shea |
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| P. Ellin | J. Wells (c) | W. Scott | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | A. Belcher |
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| L. Armstrong | P. Shea | M. Londerigan | A. Legge |
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| J. Julian | H. Bant | J. Stewart |
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| J. Martin | D. Smith | O. Landmann |
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| C. Bant | H. Lever | D. Feehan |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||