1899 VFL Round 3: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1899 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1899 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ernie Walton captained the hosts with Henry McShane as vice-captain.
Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.
Carlton
Back:
B. Bird, B. Stuckey, B. Sharkey
Half-back:
D. Lanigan, E. Walton (capt.), B. McNamara
Centre:
J. Hooper, H. McShane (vice-capt.), B. Casey
Half-forward:
H. Dohrmann, P. Williams, B. Walsh
Forward:
W. O'Cock, B. Churchyard, J. Roberts
Follower:
P. Considine, L. Morrison, B. Monagle
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, C. Reid, S. Geddes
Half-back:
E. Sholl (capt.), A. Wood, C. Illingworth
Centre:
A. Sowden, A. Lewis, D. Moriarty
Half-forward:
J. Leith, T. Ryan, D. Wardill
Forward:
F. Elliott, C. Young, L. Paul
Follower:
V. Cumberland, G. Moodie, F. McGinis
Carlton (3.1.19) were defeated by Melbourne (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Churchyard (2), W. O'Cock
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), L. Paul (2), C. Young (2)
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Wednesday 24 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | (19) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Carlton),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ernie Walton
(Carlton),
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Henry McShane
(Carlton),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bird, Bob | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Churchyard, Bill | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Considine, Pat | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dohrmann, Herman | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hooper, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry (vc) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monagle, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morrison, Len | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Roberts, Jack | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharkey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 1 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cumberland, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Illingworth, Charlie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paul, Laurie | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Reid, Curtis | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
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 | C. Reid | S. Geddes | P. Considine |
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| J. Roberts | B. Churchyard | W. O'Cock | L. Morrison |
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| E. Sholl (c) | A. Wood | C. Illingworth |
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| B. Walsh | P. Williams | H. Dohrmann |
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| A. Sowden | A. Lewis | D. Moriarty |
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| B. Casey | H. McShane (vc) | J. Hooper | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| J. Leith | T. Ryan | D. Wardill | F. McGinis |
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| B. McNamara | E. Walton (c) | D. Lanigan |
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| F. Elliott | C. Young | L. Paul |
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| B. Sharkey | B. Stuckey | B. Bird |
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