1890 VFA Round 5: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1890 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1890 VFA season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1890 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1890
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 5.11.5 - 2.3.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 4 2 . 6 2 . 10 5 . 11 5 . 11 (5)
Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 (2)
Margin level level level SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Eddie Fox (Melbourne)

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Fox, Eddie (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 2

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