1909 VFL Season Round 11: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1909 between Essendon and Melbourne during round eleven of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.10.40) defeated Melbourne (3.12.30).
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
Essendon
Captain: unknownCoach: Dave Smith
Melbourne
Captain: Bernie NolanCoach: Alec Hall
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
| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||
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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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| FORWARD | L. Armstrong |
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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 | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | P. Beswicke |
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| HALF-FORWARD | B. Nolan (c) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||