1890 VFA Season Round 8: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1890 between Geelong and Melbourne during round eight of the 1890 season of the Victorian Football Association. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

Geelong (3.8.3) defeated Melbourne (2.3.2).

Match Details

Season: 1890 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 June 1890
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 3.8.3 - 2.3.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 2 1 . 7 1 . 8 3 . 8 3 . 8 (3)
Melbourne 1 . 0 1 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 (2)
Margin level level MELB by 1 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: unknown

Melbourne

Captain: Eddie Fox

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 3

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