1909 VFL Round 4: Essendon v University

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1909 between Essendon and University during round 4 of the 1909 VFL season. Essendon hosted University at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Harry Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave Smith.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), A. Belcher, L. Bowe, E. Cameron, B. Daykin, A. Irwin, A. Kennedy, O. Landmann, A. Legge, M. Londerigan, J. Martin, L. Minto, F. Parkinson, H. Prout, G. Ryan, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith

University
H. Cordner (capt.), D. Browning, T. Cordner, F. Crawford, F. Dossetor, C. Fogarty, M. Gardner, J. Gray, B. Hartkopf, B. Hurrey, J. Jones, F. Kerr, E. Kneen, A. Ogilvie, M. Ratz, N. Richards, A. Tymms, A. Wilson

Essendon (8.11.59) were defeated by University (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Londerigan (2), P. Shea (2), A. Kennedy, O. Landmann, F. Parkinson, H. Prout
University: B. Hartkopf (4), D. Browning (2), E. Kneen (2), A. Ogilvie

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and University remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v University
Date: Saturday 22 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by University
Score: 8.11.59 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
University 2 . 7 5 . 9 7 . 13 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin UNIV by 6 UNIV by 11 UNIV by 11 UNIV by 9 UNIV by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dave Smith (Essendon), unknown (University)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Harry Cordner (University)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: J. Gregory, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Irwin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Alby ? ? 1 ?
Landmann, Otto ? ? 1 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 2 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Minto, Les ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

University

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Browning, Denby ? ? 2 ?
Cordner, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Crawford, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Dossetor, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Chris ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hartkopf, Bert ? ? 4 ?
Hurrey, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Kerr, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Kneen, Edgar ? ? 2 ?
Ogilvie, Alick ? ? 1 ?
Ratz, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Richards, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Tymms, Athol ? ? 0 ?
Wilson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

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