This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1899 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 4 of the 1899 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, C. Reid, C. Illingworth
Half-back:
M. Herring, A. Wood, E. Sholl (capt.)
Centre:
A. Sowden, A. Lewis, D. Moriarty
Half-forward:
C. Young, G. Moysey, D. Wardill
Forward:
D. Pirrie, F. Elliott, T. Ryan
Follower:
V. Cumberland, G. Moodie, F. McGinis
Geelong
Back:
A. Pincott, T. Lockwood, N. Belcher
Half-back:
J. Flynn, P. Burns, T. Buchan
Centre:
A. Thompson, J. Conway (capt.), J. Palmer
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, E. Leighton, G. Lockwood
Forward:
Jim McShane, E. James, F. White
Follower:
Joe McShane (vice-capt.), J. Parkin, T. Rankin
Melbourne (4.8.32) defeated Geelong (4.3.27).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Elliott, G. Moysey, D. Pirrie, D. Wardill
Geelong: E. James (3), F. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
4.8.32 - 4.3.27
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
J. Russ
Player Statistics
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Cumberland, Vic
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Elliott, Fred
|
FF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Herring, Maurie
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Illingworth, Charlie
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lewis, Austin
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McGinis, Fred
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moodie, George
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moysey, George
|
CHF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Pirrie, Dick
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Reid, Curtis
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rippon, Les
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Ryan, Tommy
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sholl, Eddie
(c)
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sowden, Arthur
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wardill, Dick
|
HFFR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Wood, Alf
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Young, Charlie
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
4
|
8
|
Geelong
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Belcher, Norman
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Buchan, Tommy
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Burns, Peter
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Conway, Jack
(c)
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Flynn, Jim
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Holligan, Teddy
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
James, Eddy
|
FF
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Leighton, Ernie
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lockwood, George
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lockwood, Teddy
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McShane, Jim
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McShane, Joe
(vc)
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Palmer, Jimmy
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Parkin, Jack
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Pincott, Arthur
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rankin, Teddy
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Thompson, Archie
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
White, Fred
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
4
|
3
|
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