1908 VFL Season Round 18: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1908 between Essendon and Geelong during round eighteen of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave Smith.

Essendon (13.20.98) defeated Geelong (3.9.27).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 5 September 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 13.20.98 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 2 5 . 7 6 . 14 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Geelong 2 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin GEEL by 8 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 71 ESSE by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith
Coach: Dave Smith

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 3 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 1 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Heaphy, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Irwin, Alan ? ? 1 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Minto, Les ? ? 1 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 20

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Boyd, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom ? ? 1 ?
James, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Keon, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Ritchie, Robert ? ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Wilton, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 9

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