1915 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1915 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 8 of the 1915 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Jack McKenzie captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Brake, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, A. Fraser, A. George, A. Gray, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, L. Incigneri, C. Lilley, R. Lowell, B. McKenzie, R. Park
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Day, B. Donald, H. Feehan, J. Kirby, P. Martyn, F. McIntosh, P. Ogden, L. Rogers, B. Sewart, P. Shea, T. Wade, Bill Walker, Bob Walker, H. Webster, L. White
Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated Essendon (6.17.53).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Huntington (3), B. Allen (2), J. Brake, H. Brereton, J. Doubleday, B. McKenzie, R. Park
Essendon: P. Martyn (2), P. Shea (2), J. Kirby, B. Walker
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,914
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 7 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
E. Barter,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
J. Doherty
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Brake, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Bryan, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Doubleday, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fraser, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | George, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hassett, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Incigneri, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lowell, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McKenzie, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Park, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rogers, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 17 | |||