1908 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1908 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1908 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne.
Billy Griffith captained the hosts.
Eddie Drohan captained the visitors with Bob Nash as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Rowell.
Essendon
Back:
T. Crow, B. Ryan, A. Legge
Half-back:
B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, L. Bowe
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Sewart, M. Shea
Half-forward:
O. Landmann, P. Shea, H. Farnsworth
Forward:
J. Martin, D. Smith, B. Johnson
Follower:
A. Belcher, F. Parkinson, L. Armstrong
Collingwood
Back:
B. Carden, B. Nash (vice-capt.), A. Dummett
Half-back:
T. Holland, M. Herbert, F. Wilcher
Centre:
A. Freeman, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward:
H. Pears, D. Ryan, A. Pannam
Forward:
G. Green, E. Drohan (capt.), B. Heatley
Follower:
G. Angus, H. Gyton, T. Baxter
Essendon (10.9.69) defeated Collingwood (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Martin (3), D. Smith (3), A. Legge, F. Parkinson, B. Ryan, P. Shea
Collingwood: E. Drohan (3), T. Baxter (2), A. Dummett (2), G. Angus, A. Pannam
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
10.9.69 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | ESSE by 8 | COLL by 3 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Smith
(Essendon),
Ted Rowell
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Billy Griffith
(Essendon),
Eddie Drohan
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Bob Nash
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Boyle
Boundary Umpire:
B. McNamara,
P. Seyffarth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Crow, Tommy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | BPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Angus, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Baxter, Tom | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Carden, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie (c) | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Dummett, Alf | BPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Freeman, Artie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Green, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gyton, Harold | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heatley, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herbert, Marshall | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holland, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nash, Bob (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Albert | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pears, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Dave | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilcher, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
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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| B. Carden | B. Nash (vc) | A. Dummett | A. Belcher |
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| B. Johnson | D. Smith | J. Martin | F. Parkinson |
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| T. Holland | M. Herbert | F. Wilcher |
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| H. Farnsworth | P. Shea | O. Landmann |
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| A. Freeman | J. McHale | P. Gibb |
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| M. Shea | B. Sewart | L. Minto | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | G. Angus |
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| HALF-FORWARD | H. Gyton |
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| H. Pears | D. Ryan | A. Pannam | T. Baxter |
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| L. Bowe | B. Busbridge | B. Griffith (c) |
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| G. Green | E. Drohan (c) | B. Heatley |
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| A. Legge | B. Ryan | T. Crow |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Ted Rowell | ||||||||||||||