1909 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1909 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1909 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Bernie Nolan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Essendon
Back:
B. Daykin, B. Harrison, A. Belcher
Half-back:
D. Smith, L. Bowe, E. Cameron
Centre:
B. Davies, B. Sewart, G. Ryan
Half-forward:
H. Farnsworth, P. Shea, F. Whelpton
Forward:
H. Prout, M. Londerigan, G. Barker
Follower:
B. Busbridge, J. Martin, L. Armstrong
Melbourne
Back:
F. Hewitt, J. Pearce, J. Smith
Half-back:
B. Monk, F. Harris, J. Fitzpatrick
Centre:
J. Robertson, B. Flintoft, H. Cope
Half-forward:
H. Brereton, V. Coutie, B. Maxwell
Forward:
T. Leach, J. Hodgkins, W. Sykes
Follower:
P. Beswicke, B. Nolan (capt.), L. Norman
Essendon (5.10.40) defeated Melbourne (3.12.30).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Barker (2), J. Martin, H. Prout, P. Shea
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), W. Sykes
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Smith
(Essendon),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Bernie Nolan
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
J. O'Loughlin,
H. Palling
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, George | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harrison, Billy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Prout, Harry | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ryan, Gerald | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whelpton, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beswicke, Percy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brereton, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flintoft, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Maxwell, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 12 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| F. Hewitt | J. Pearce | J. Smith | B. Busbridge |
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| G. Barker | M. Londerigan | H. Prout | J. Martin |
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| B. Monk | F. Harris | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| F. Whelpton | P. Shea | H. Farnsworth |
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| J. Robertson | B. Flintoft | H. Cope |
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| G. Ryan | B. Sewart | B. Davies | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| H. Brereton | V. Coutie | B. Maxwell | L. Norman |
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| E. Cameron | L. Bowe | D. Smith |
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| T. Leach | J. Hodgkins | W. Sykes |
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| A. Belcher | B. Harrison | B. Daykin |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||