1909 VFA Semi Final 1: Essendon Association v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1909 between Essendon Association and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1909 VFA season. Essendon Association hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. The visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Essendon Association v Footscray
Date: Saturday 11 September 1909
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon Association def. Footscray
Score: 11.12.78 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon Association 1 . 2 5 . 7 5 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Footscray 2 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin FOOT by 7 ESSA by 22 ESSA by 12 ESSA by 41 ESSA by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon Association), Jim Cassidy (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Essendon Association), unknown (Footscray)

Player Statistics

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abbott, Frank ? ? ? ?
Atkins, Bert ? ? ? ?
Gough, Alf ? ? ? ?
Maine, Lindsay ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 11 12

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Cassidy, Jim ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 5 7

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