1913 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1913 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1913 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Melbourne
B. Allen, C. Armstrong, B. Daly, E. Dimsey, F. Edwards, J. Evans, L. Incigneri, G. Knight, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, N. McDougall, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, J. Pearce, T. Politz, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins, J. Watt

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), J. Allan, F. Baring, L. Bowe, C. Donaldson, C. Gove, N. Hall, D. Hanley, F. Kirkwood, R. Laing, R. Lowell, E. Lumsden, P. Ogden, G. Parkinson, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White

Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Essendon (6.16.52).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Lilley (2), T. Politz (2), N. McDougall, B. McKenzie
Essendon: F. Baring (3), C. Donaldson (2), P. Ogden

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 August 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 5,565

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 6.6.42 - 6.16.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Essendon 3 . 7 4 . 10 6 . 14 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Margin ESSE by 18 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 22 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Allan Belcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: P. Devine, C. Foletta
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
36 Dimsey, Eric ? ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
Knight, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
32 Lugton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 McDougall, Norm ? ? 1 ?
4 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 1 ?
5 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Politz, Ted ? ? 2 ?
3 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Allan, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 3 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
3 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
28 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
9 Hall, Norm ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Lowell, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
21 Parkinson, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 16

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