1909 VFL Round 1: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1909 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1909 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
Billy Griffith captained the hosts.
Vic Barwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.
Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), L. Armstrong, A. Belcher, A. Bowe, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, B. Daykin, A. George, O. Landmann, M. Londerigan, L. Minto, H. Prout, H. Rice, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith
St Kilda
V. Barwick (capt.), H. Bant, A. Caldwell, C. Clymo, G. Dangerfield, P. Ellin, D. Feehan, B. Madden, G. McCart, D. McNamara, G. Morrissey, J. Prince, B. Richardson, W. Scott, B. Stewart, J. Wells, B. Woodcock, B. Young
Essendon (6.18.54) defeated St Kilda (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Prout (3), B. Daykin, P. Shea, D. Smith
St Kilda: B. Young (2), C. Clymo, B. Madden, D. McNamara, J. Prince
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | STKL by 1 | STKL by 1 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Smith
(Essendon),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Billy Griffith
(Essendon),
Vic Barwick
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Beauchamp
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
J. Jones
Boundary Umpire:
G. Hastings,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| George, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prout, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rice, Hurtle | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bant, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clymo, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ellin, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCart, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Morrissey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Richardson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wells, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||