1908 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1908 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round six of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Sharp captained the hosts. Billy Griffith captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Dave Smith.

Fitzroy (5.8.38) were defeated by Essendon (5.12.42).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 6 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 5.8.38 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 5 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Essendon 1 . 3 3 . 5 3 . 8 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin FITZ by 10 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 11 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Sharp

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith
Coach: Dave Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Boundary Umpires

G. Hastings
G. Mackenzie

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay WL ? 1 ?
Barker, Lou BPR ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy C ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy HBFL ? 0 ?
Holden, George WR ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern FB ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally FF ? 0 ?
McLennan, Harold FPL ? 2 ?
McWilliam, George CHB ? 0 ?
Millis, Les HFFR ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally RO ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) CHF ? 1 ?
Sharp, Les HFFL ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob FPR ? 0 ?
Taylor, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou RO ? 1 ?
Belcher, Allan RU ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Crow, Tommy BPL ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill WL ? 0 ?
Farnsworth, Harry HFFL ? 2 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto HFFR ? 1 ?
Legge, Arthur FPR ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike C ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim FPL ? 1 ?
Minto, Les WR ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred RU ? 0 ?
Ryan, Bert FB ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark BPR ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy CHF ? 0 ?
Snell, Archie FF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
T. Crow B. Ryan M. Shea H. Milne

B. Smith W. Johnson H. McLennan B. Walker

FORWARD W. Naismith

HALF-BACK



B. Griffith (c) B. Busbridge L. Bowe



L. Millis J. Sharp (c) L. Sharp



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



B. Davies M. Londerigan L. Minto



G. Holden T. Beauchamp B. Bailes FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE A. Belcher

HALF-FORWARD F. Parkinson

H. Farnsworth P. Shea O. Landmann L. Armstrong

C. Taylor G. McWilliam B. Dick



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



J. Martin A. Snell A. Legge



L. Barker E. Jenkins J. Cooper



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dave Smith

Score Timeline

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