1899 VFL Season 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 seven of the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Dave Adamson captained the visitors with Bill Windley as vice-captain.
Melbourne (7.8.50) defeated South Melbourne (6.7.43).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Eddie ShollSouth Melbourne
Captain: Dave AdamsonVice-Captain: Bill Windley
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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| FORWARD | F. McGinis |
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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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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||