1912 VFA Season Round 1: Essendon Association v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between the Essendon Association and Brighton during round one of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association. The Essendon Association hosted Brighton at Windy Hill. Dave McNamara captained the hosts with Bert Atkins as vice-captain.

The Essendon Association (12.11.83) defeated Brighton (5.10.40).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon Association v Brighton
Date: Saturday 27 April 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon Association def. Brighton
Score: 12.11.83 - 5.10.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon Association 3 . 2 4 . 5 9 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Brighton 3 . 0 4 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Margin ESSA by 2 ESSA by 2 ESSA by 32 ESSA by 43 ESSA by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon Association

Captain: Dave McNamara
Vice-Captain: Bert Atkins

Brighton

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, John ? ? ? ?
Atkins, Bert (vc) ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Tom ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 12 11

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Smith, Jimmy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 5 10

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