1899 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1899 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1899 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Bill Proudfoot captained the hosts with Dick Condon as vice-captain.
Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.
Collingwood
Back:
B. Rush, B. Proudfoot (capt.), M. Fell
Half-back:
A. Leach, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien
Centre:
A. Tame, C. Pannam, C. Sime
Half-forward:
W. Gillard, A. Catlin, L. Tulloch
Forward:
H. Hellwig, J. Geddes, G. Williams
Follower:
C. Dow, F. Hailwood, D. Condon (vice-capt.)
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, S. Geddes, C. Illingworth
Half-back:
M. Herring, A. Wood, D. Moriarty
Centre:
A. Sowden, A. Lewis, E. Sholl (capt.)
Half-forward:
J. Leith, G. Moysey, D. Wardill
Forward:
C. Young, F. Elliott, T. Ryan
Follower:
V. Cumberland, G. Moodie, F. McGinis
Collingwood (4.3.27) were defeated by Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Tulloch (3), F. Hailwood
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), F. Elliott, G. Moodie, G. Moysey
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
4.3.27 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Collingwood | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | (27) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood),
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Condon
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
J. Russ
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Catlin, Alf | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick (vc) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fell, Matthew | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Jack | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hellwig, Herman | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rush, Bob | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Williams, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 3 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cumberland, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Illingworth, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (c) | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
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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| L. Rippon | S. Geddes | C. Illingworth | C. Dow |
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| G. Williams | J. Geddes | H. Hellwig | F. Hailwood |
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| FORWARD | D. Condon (vc) |
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| M. Herring | A. Wood | D. Moriarty |
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| L. Tulloch | A. Catlin | W. Gillard |
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| A. Sowden | A. Lewis | E. Sholl (c) |
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| C. Sime | C. Pannam | A. Tame | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | V. Cumberland |
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| HALF-FORWARD | G. Moodie |
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| J. Leith | G. Moysey | D. Wardill | F. McGinis |
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| B. O'Brien | J. Monohan | A. Leach |
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| C. Young | F. Elliott | T. Ryan |
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| M. Fell | B. Proudfoot (c) | B. Rush |
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| Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||