1915 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1915 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1915 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Jack McKenzie.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Condon, B. Day, H. Feehan, J. Garden, P. Martyn, F. McIntosh, F. Moore, V. Nankervis, P. Ogden, T. Pollard, N. Richardson, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White
Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Brake, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, E. Buckley, J. Doubleday, B. Elston, J. Evans, A. George, R. Gibb, J. Huntington, T. Johnston, C. Lilley, M. McQuade, H. Purse, G. Walker
Essendon (10.15.75) defeated Melbourne (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Shea (3), J. Condon (2), N. Richardson (2), J. Garden, F. Moore, T. Pollard
Melbourne: H. Brereton (3), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Huntington, J. McKenzie
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | ESSE by 17 | MELB by 4 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Delaney
Goal Umpire:
C. Foletta,
W. Miller
Boundary Umpire:
J. Doherty,
D. McKay
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Moore, Flurence | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pollard, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Brake, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Bryan, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buckley, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Doubleday, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Elston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | George, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Gibb, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Johnston, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McKenzie, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McQuade, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 14 | |||