1899 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1899 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1899 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors.
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, S. Geddes, J. Davidson
Half-back:
C. Illingworth, A. Wood, D. Moriarty
Centre:
A. Sowden, A. Lewis, E. Sholl (capt.)
Half-forward:
J. Leith, G. Moysey, D. Wardill
Forward:
F. Elliott, C. Young, T. Ryan
Follower:
V. Cumberland, G. Moodie, F. McGinis
St Kilda
Back:
T. Hall, B. Kenny, J. Ryan
Half-back:
T. McNamara, J. Hogan, G. Rutherford
Centre:
J. Dando, G. Spilcker, H. Smith
Half-forward:
B. Shaw (capt.), B. McGregor, M. Minahan
Forward:
G. Williams, A. Stewart, M. Markillie
Follower:
T. Blake, J. Smith, B. Matthews
Melbourne (16.20.116) defeated St Kilda (3.5.23).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Ryan (5), J. Leith (3), G. Moysey (3), D. Wardill (2), F. Elliott, G. Moodie, C. Young
St Kilda: T. Blake, M. Minahan, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 93 | MELB by 93 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne),
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cumberland, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Illingworth, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | FPR | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (c) | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Blake, Tom | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kenny, Bob | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Markillie, Mal | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Billy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Spilcker, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Gerry | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 5 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| T. Hall | B. Kenny | J. Ryan | V. Cumberland |
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| T. Ryan | C. Young | F. Elliott | G. Moodie |
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| T. McNamara | J. Hogan | G. Rutherford |
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| D. Wardill | G. Moysey | J. Leith |
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| J. Dando | G. Spilcker | H. Smith |
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| E. Sholl (c) | A. Lewis | A. Sowden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| B. Shaw (c) | B. McGregor | M. Minahan | B. Matthews |
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| D. Moriarty | A. Wood | C. Illingworth |
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| G. Williams | A. Stewart | M. Markillie |
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| J. Davidson | S. Geddes | L. Rippon |
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