1909 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1909 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round five of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Sharp captained the hosts. The visitors were coached by Dave Smith.

Fitzroy (5.7.37) were defeated by Essendon (8.13.61).

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 5.7.37 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 2 . 3 4 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Essendon 1 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 7 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Sharp

Essendon

Captain: unknown
Coach: Dave Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy ? ? 2 ?
Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
Lynch, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 1 ?
Newbound, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Payne, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pyke, George ? ? 0 ?
Richardson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Taylor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Bowe, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 1 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Farnsworth, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Harrison, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Minto, Les ? ? 2 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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