1919 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1919 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1919 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Roy Laing captained the hosts.
George Heinz captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by George Heinz.
Essendon
R. Laing (capt.), L. Bowe, J. Collins, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, C. Laidlaw, P. Martyn, P. Ogden, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, S. Sutherland, B. Walker, D. Walsh, B. Wollacott
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), J. Baquie, B. Brunier, M. Connors, A. Gray, B. Hore, J. House, J. Huntington, G. Landy, C. Lilley, L. Little, B. Love, P. Love, H. Matthews, A. Mawhinney, B. McKenzie, A. Salvado, E. Tonkin
Essendon (16.17.113) defeated Melbourne (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Laidlaw (7), B. Drinkwater (3), P. Ogden (2), H. Dussell, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, B. Wollacott
Melbourne: G. Heinz, J. Huntington, G. Landy, H. Matthews, A. Salvado, E. Tonkin
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 69 | ESSE by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
George Heinz
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Roy Laing
(Essendon),
George Heinz
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Dunn, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Robertson, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Sutherland, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wollacott, Bertie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brunier, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Connors, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hore, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Landy, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Little, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Love, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Love, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Mawhinney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Salvado, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||