1912 VFA Season Round 5: Essendon Association v Melbourne City

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1912 between the Essendon Association and Melbourne City during round five of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association. The Essendon Association hosted Melbourne City at Windy Hill. Dave McNamara captained the hosts with Bert Atkins as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by George Johnson.

The Essendon Association (10.17.77) defeated Melbourne City (3.7.25).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon Association v Melbourne City
Date: Saturday 25 May 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon Association def. Melbourne City
Score: 10.17.77 - 3.7.25

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon Association 4 . 6 6 . 12 9 . 16 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Melbourne City 0 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 4 3 . 7 3 . 7 (25)
Margin ESSA by 28 ESSA by 39 ESSA by 60 ESSA by 52 ESSA by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon Association

Captain: Dave McNamara
Vice-Captain: Bert Atkins

Melbourne City

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Johnson

Player Statistics

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Atkins, Bert (vc) ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 10 17

Melbourne City

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beck, Les ? ? ? ?
Kiker, Joe ? ? ? ?
O'Connor, George ? ? ? ?
Pash, Martin ? ? ? ?
Phillips, Len ? ? ? ?
Robinson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 3 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