1908 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1908 between Melbourne and Essendon during round seven of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
Melbourne (10.6.66) were defeated by Essendon (10.12.72).
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
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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
Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Alec Hall
Essendon
Captain: Billy GriffithCoach: Dave Smith
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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| FORWARD | L. Norman |
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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 | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | A. Irwin |
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| HALF-FORWARD | F. Parkinson |
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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 | ||||||||||||||