1912 VFA Season Grand Final: Essendon Association v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1912 between the Essendon Association and Footscray in the challenge final of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association. The Essendon Association hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Dave McNamara captained the hosts with Bert Atkins as vice-captain. Art Gregory captained the visitors with Fred Elliott as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

The Essendon Association (9.8.62) defeated Footscray (5.11.41).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Essendon Association v Footscray
Date: Saturday 28 September 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon Association def. Footscray
Score: 9.8.62 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon Association 2 . 2 3 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Footscray 1 . 2 2 . 7 2 . 9 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin ESSA by 6 ESSA by 5 ESSA by 29 ESSA by 21 ESSA by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon Association

Captain: Dave McNamara
Vice-Captain: Bert Atkins

Footscray

Captain: Art Gregory
Vice-Captain: Fred Elliott
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Kendall

Player Statistics

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, John ? ? ? ?
Atkins, Bert (vc) ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Tom ? ? ? ?
Gough, Alf ? ? ? ?
Maine, Lindsay ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (8 players) 9 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny ? ? ? ?
Elliott, Fred (vc) ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
McCluskey, Tom ? ? ? ?
Ogilvie, George ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (12 players) 5 11

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