1910 VFL Season Round 6: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1910 between Melbourne and Essendon during round six of the 1910 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Vin Coutie captained the hosts. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Eddie Drohan and the visitors were coached by Allan Belcher.

Melbourne (10.7.67) were defeated by Essendon (16.21.117).

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Monday 6 June 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,810

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 10.7.67 - 16.21.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 2 6 . 3 8 . 6 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Essendon 2 . 5 7 . 9 12 . 12 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Margin MELB by 9 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 30 ESSE by 50 ESSE by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Vin Coutie
Coach: Eddie Drohan

Essendon

Captain: Allan Belcher
Coach: Allan Belcher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Boundary Umpires

B. McNamara
J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bell, David ? ? 0 ?
Beswicke, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 0 ?
Fairbairn, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Hazel, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Hendrie, Bill ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Morris, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Parke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Sykes, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Ramsay ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Bert ? ? 6 ?
Beckley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Bryant, Hedley ? ? 2 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Harrison, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
Monteith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 4 ?
White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 21

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