1910 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v University

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1910 between Melbourne and University during round 18 of the 1910 VFL season. Melbourne hosted University at MCG. Bobby Monk captained the hosts. Edgar Kneen captained the visitors with Ted Cordner as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Eddie Drohan and the visitors were coached by Gerald Brosnan.

Melbourne
Back: C. Quinlan, J. Pearce, B. Monk (capt.)
Half-back: F. Harris, H. Odgers, L. Irwin
Centre: B. McKenzie, H. Cope, J. Robertson
Half-forward: H. Brereton, S. Fairbairn, B. Flintoft
Forward: B. Allen, E. Hazel, W. Sykes
Follower: B. Henderson, B. Hendrie, H. Tomkins

University
Back: A. Wilson, J. Gray, F. Boynton
Half-back: N. Richards, T. Cordner (vice-capt.), G. Elliott
Centre: S. Martin, B. Hurrey, A. Grant
Half-forward: K. Doig, D. Greenham, T. O'Brien
Forward: E. Kneen (capt.), P. Morrissey, K. MacLeod
Follower: J. Brake, A. Tymms, J. West

Melbourne (9.6.60) defeated University (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Hazel (2), H. Brereton, S. Fairbairn, B. Flintoft, B. Hendrie, C. Quinlan, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins
University: E. Kneen (2), J. Brake, K. MacLeod, S. Martin, A. Tymms, A. Wilson

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and University remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v University
Date: Saturday 3 September 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 3,065

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. University
Score: 9.6.60 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
University 0 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin MELB by 19 MELB by 13 MELB by 26 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Eddie Drohan (Melbourne), Gerald Brosnan (University)
Captains: Bobby Monk (Melbourne), Edgar Kneen (University)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Ted Cordner (University)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Noseda
Boundary Umpire: B. Bremner, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry HFFL ? 1 ?
Cope, Harry C ? 0 ?
Fairbairn, Stan CHF ? 1 ?
Flintoft, Bill HFFR ? 1 ?
Harris, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
Hazel, Ern FF ? 2 ?
Henderson, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Hendrie, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Irwin, Les HBFR ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Bill WL ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby (c) BPR ? 0 ?
Odgers, Hughie CHB ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe FB ? 0 ?
Quinlan, Cecil BPL ? 1 ?
Robertson, Jack WR ? 1 ?
Sykes, Wally FPR ? 0 ?
Tomkins, Hedley RO ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 6

University

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boynton, Frank BPR ? 0 ?
Brake, Jack RU ? 1 ?
Cordner, Ted (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Doig, Keith HFFL ? 0 ?
Elliott, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Grant, Alex WR ? 0 ?
Gray, Jack FB ? 0 ?
Greenham, Dave CHF ? 0 ?
Hurrey, Bert C ? 0 ?
Kneen, Edgar (c) FPL ? 2 ?
MacLeod, Ken FPR ? 1 ?
Martin, Stan WL ? 1 ?
Morrissey, Pat FF ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Tom HFFR ? 0 ?
Richards, Norm HBFL ? 0 ?
Tymms, Athol RU ? 1 ?
West, Jack RO ? 0 ?
Wilson, Arthur BPL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 7

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