1908 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1908 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1908 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Hugh Purse captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Essendon
Back: E. Cameron, B. Daykin, M. Shea
Half-back: B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, B. Johnson
Centre: L. Minto, B. Sewart, B. Davies
Half-forward: L. Armstrong, P. Shea, H. Farnsworth
Forward: F. Parkinson, M. Londerigan, O. Landmann
Follower: A. Belcher, J. Martin, D. Smith

Melbourne
Back: B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Purse
Half-back: B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre: H. Wright, A. Bickford, H. Rigby
Half-forward: J. Fitzpatrick, J. Hodgkins, J. Smith
Forward: B. Nolan, V. Coutie, W. Sykes
Follower: F. Hewitt, B. Tottey, L. Norman

Essendon (17.17.119) defeated Melbourne (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Parkinson (7), P. Shea (3), L. Armstrong (2), O. Landmann (2), D. Smith (2), M. Londerigan
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), J. Hodgkins (2), B. Monk (2), J. Smith (2)

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 August 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 17.17.119 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 2 11 . 7 13 . 13 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Melbourne 2 . 3 2 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin ESSE by 23 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 54 ESSE by 60 ESSE by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dave Smith (Essendon), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Hugh Purse (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire: W. Keenan, J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou HFFL ? 2 ?
Belcher, Allan RU ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie BPL ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill WR ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert FB ? 0 ?
Farnsworth, Harry HFFR ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto FPR ? 2 ?
Londerigan, Mike FF ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Minto, Les WL ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred FPL ? 7 ?
Sewart, Bill C ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark BPR ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy CHF ? 3 ?
Smith, Dave RO ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 17

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bickford, Albert C ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin FF ? 2 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim HFFL ? 0 ?
Hewitt, Fred RU ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe CHF ? 2 ?
Mills, Paddy HBFR ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby BPL ? 2 ?
Nolan, Bernie FPL ? 0 ?
Norman, Len RO ? 0 ?
Parke, Bert HBFL ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe FB ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Rigby, Harry WR ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack HFFR ? 2 ?
Sykes, Wally FPR ? 0 ?
Tottey, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Wright, Henry WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

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

Essendon Coach: Dave Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
B. Monk J. Pearce J. Purse A. Belcher

O. Landmann M. Londerigan F. Parkinson J. Martin

FORWARD D. Smith

HALF-BACK



B. Parke H. Purse (c) P. Mills



H. Farnsworth P. Shea L. Armstrong



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



H. Wright A. Bickford H. Rigby



B. Davies B. Sewart L. Minto FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE F. Hewitt

HALF-FORWARD B. Tottey

J. Fitzpatrick J. Hodgkins J. Smith L. Norman

B. Johnson B. Busbridge B. Griffith (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



B. Nolan V. Coutie W. Sykes



M. Shea B. Daykin E. Cameron



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Alec Hall