1908 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1908 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 7 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Baquie
Half-back:
A. Bickford, F. Harris, P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, J. Strong, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Conquest, B. Tottey, J. Smith
Forward:
G. Martin, V. Coutie, A. Jones
Follower:
J. Donaldson, J. Fitzpatrick, L. Norman
Essendon
Back:
T. Crow, B. Ryan, M. Shea
Half-back:
B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, L. Bowe
Centre:
L. Minto, D. Clough, B. Davies
Half-forward:
A. Belcher, O. Landmann, H. Farnsworth
Forward:
J. Martin, P. Shea, L. Armstrong
Follower:
A. Irwin, F. Parkinson, M. Londerigan
Melbourne (10.6.66) were defeated by Essendon (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), A. Jones (2), F. Harris, G. Martin, L. Norman, B. Tottey
Essendon: J. Martin (5), F. Parkinson (2), A. Irwin, M. Londerigan, P. Shea
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 8 June 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 10 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Dave Smith
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Billy Griffith
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire:
W. Jackson,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baquie, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bickford, Albert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Donaldson, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | CHB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clough, Dick | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Crow, Tommy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Irwin, Alan | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||
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| T. Crow | B. Ryan | M. Shea | J. Donaldson |
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| A. Jones | V. Coutie | G. Martin | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| B. Griffith (c) | B. Busbridge | L. Bowe |
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| J. Smith | B. Tottey | J. Conquest |
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| L. Minto | D. Clough | B. Davies |
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| H. Rigby | J. Strong | H. Wright | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| A. Belcher | O. Landmann | H. Farnsworth | M. Londerigan |
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| P. Mills | F. Harris | A. Bickford |
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| J. Martin | P. Shea | L. Armstrong |
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| J. Baquie | J. Pearce | B. Monk |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||