1913 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1913 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1913 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Alf George captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), J. Allan, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, W. Chalmers, C. Donaldson, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, E. Lumsden, J. Martin, G. Parkinson, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White, A. Wilkinson, B. Wilson, J. Woolley
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), C. Armstrong, D. Chapman, H. Cope, F. Ellis, J. Evans, B. Hendrie, C. Kenley, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, J. Mackie, M. Maguire, F. McDonald, N. McDougall, A. Millhouse, J. Pearce, H. Tomkins, J. Watt
Essendon (9.17.71) defeated Melbourne (3.12.30).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Kirby (3), J. Allan (2), F. Kirkwood, P. Shea, B. Walker, J. Woolley
Melbourne: D. Chapman, B. Hendrie, C. Kenley
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1913
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 5 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Alf George
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
P. Devine,
W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
J. Doherty
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parkinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilkinson, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Wilson, Bertie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 25 | Woolley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ellis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kenley, Carlyle | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lugton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mackie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McDonald, Fen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McDougall, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Millhouse, Algy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 12 | |||