1909 VFL Season Round 3: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1909 between Essendon and Geelong during round three of the 1909 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 (8.18.66) defeated Geelong (9.5.59).

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 8.18.66 - 9.5.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 5 . 7 6 . 13 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Geelong 2 . 0 5 . 1 7 . 2 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Margin ESSE by 12 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith
Coach: Dave Smith

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

D. Dillon

Boundary Umpires

E. Duffy
J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 2 ?
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 1 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Harrison, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Jackson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 2 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 3 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Batty, Les ? ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Boyd, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 2 ?
James, Les ? ? 3 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 5

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