1899 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1899 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1899 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Dave Adamson captained the visitors with Bill Windley as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, C. Illingworth, C. Reid
Half-back:
M. Herring, E. Sholl (capt.), A. Wood
Centre:
A. Sowden, D. Moriarty, A. Lewis
Half-forward:
J. Leith, C. Young, T. Ryan
Forward:
D. Pirrie, F. Elliott, S. Geddes
Follower:
G. Moodie, D. Wardill, F. McGinis
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Jeanneret, F. O'Hara, H. Lampe
Half-back:
A. Trim, D. Adamson (capt.), G. Davidson
Centre:
B. Howson, J. O'Hara, F. Arnold
Half-forward:
B. Windley (vice-capt.), B. Fraser, J. Southern
Forward:
T. Gilligan, C. Colgan, A. McNair
Follower:
J. Garbutt, M. Pleass, H. Purdy
Melbourne (7.8.50) defeated South Melbourne (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), D. Pirrie, T. Ryan, C. Young
South Melbourne: C. Colgan (4), T. Gilligan, J. Southern
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
7.8.50 - 6.7.43
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 5 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne),
Dave Adamson
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bill Windley
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Elliott, Fred | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Illingworth, Charlie | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Reid, Curtis | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Arnold, Frank | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Garbutt, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNair, Arch | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill (vc) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
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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| H. Jeanneret | F. O'Hara | H. Lampe | G. Moodie |
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| S. Geddes | F. Elliott | D. Pirrie | D. Wardill |
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| A. Trim | D. Adamson (c) | G. Davidson |
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| T. Ryan | C. Young | J. Leith |
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| B. Howson | J. O'Hara | F. Arnold |
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| A. Lewis | D. Moriarty | A. Sowden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. Garbutt |
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| HALF-FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| B. Windley (vc) | B. Fraser | J. Southern | H. Purdy |
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| A. Wood | E. Sholl (c) | M. Herring |
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| T. Gilligan | C. Colgan | A. McNair |
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| C. Reid | C. Illingworth | L. Rippon |
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