1918 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1918 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round five of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. George Holden captained the hosts. Fred Baring captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Fitzroy (9.12.66) defeated Essendon (2.13.25).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 8 June 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 9.12.66 - 2.13.25

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 2 4 . 8 8 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Essendon 1 . 4 1 . 7 1 . 8 2 . 13 2 . 13 (25)
Margin ESSE by 8 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 41 FITZ by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: George Holden
Coach: George Holden

Essendon

Captain: Fred Baring
Coach: Jack Worrall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. Campton

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Featherston, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 3 ?
19 Gibaud, Les ? ? 1 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 1 ?
26 Molan, Stan ? ? 3 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 1 ?
10 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
24 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baring, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Belcher, Allan ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 Condon, Jim ? ? 2 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Donald, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinkwater, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Hall, Norm ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Connor, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Phillips, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
28 Sawyer, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
13 Sinclair, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 13

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