1895 VFA Season Round 1: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1895 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round one of the 1895 season of the Victorian Football Association. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval. Joe McShane captained the hosts. Tom Wilson captained the visitors.

Geelong (11.11.11) defeated North Melbourne (2.3.2).

Match Details

Season: 1895 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 May 1895
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.11.11 - 2.3.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 4 . 6 6 . 9 11 . 11 11 . 11 (11)
North Melbourne 0 . 1 1 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 (2)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Joe McShane

North Melbourne

Captain: Tom Wilson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
McShane, Henry ? ? ?
McShane, Joe (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (2 players) 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Wilson, Tom (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