1899 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1899 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 1 of the 1899 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Dave Adamson captained the hosts with Bill Windley as vice-captain. Ernie Walton captained the visitors with Henry McShane as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
Back: J. Cockbill, F. O'Hara, A. McNair
Half-back: A. Trim, D. Adamson (capt.), G. Davidson
Centre: C. Goding, J. O'Hara, H. Jeanneret
Half-forward: H. Lampe, B. Fraser, J. Garbutt
Forward: T. Gilligan, A. Nickless, W. Armstrong
Follower: M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley (vice-capt.)

Carlton
Back: B. Sharkey, C. Sweatman, B. Stuckey
Half-back: B. Casey, E. Walton (capt.), B. McNamara
Centre: J. Hooper, H. McShane (vice-capt.), C. Curtis
Half-forward: A. Hearnden, J. Archer, G. Young
Forward: P. Considine, G. Cowell, H. Allender
Follower: L. Morrison, B. Walsh, B. Monagle

South Melbourne (10.13.73) defeated Carlton (2.6.18).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: W. Armstrong (3), B. Fraser, J. Garbutt, T. Gilligan, C. Goding, H. Lampe, J. O'Hara, B. Windley
Carlton: G. Cowell, C. Curtis

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 13 May 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 10.13.73 - 2.6.18

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 7 7 . 13 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Carlton 0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 3 2 . 6 2 . 6 (18)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 29 SMLB by 52 SMLB by 55 SMLB by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Carlton)
Captains: Dave Adamson (South Melbourne), Ernie Walton (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Bill Windley (South Melbourne), Henry McShane (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Russ

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Warwick FPR ? 3 ?
Cockbill, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Davidson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill CHF ? 1 ?
Garbutt, Joe HFFR ? 1 ?
Gilligan, Tom FPL ? 1 ?
Goding, Charlie WL ? 1 ?
Jeanneret, Henri WR ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry HFFL ? 1 ?
McNair, Arch BPR ? 0 ?
Nickless, Arthur FF ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim C ? 1 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert HBFL ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (vc) RO ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allender, Henry FPR ? 0 ?
Archer, Joe CHF ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Considine, Pat FPL ? 0 ?
Cowell, George FF ? 1 ?
Curtis, Charlie WR ? 1 ?
Hearnden, Alf HFFL ? 0 ?
Hooper, John WL ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry (vc) C ? 0 ?
Monagle, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Morrison, Len RU ? 0 ?
Sharkey, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Stuckey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie FB ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby RU ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Young, George HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 6

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