1899 VFL Round 13: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1899 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1899 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. Dave Adamson captained the visitors with Bill Windley as vice-captain.

Geelong
Back: G. Lockwood, P. Burns, A. Pincott
Half-back: J. Flynn, J. Conway (capt.), T. Buchan
Centre: A. Dear, T. Greeves, J. Palmer
Half-forward: T. Lockwood, F. McCallum, A. Thompson
Forward: Jim McShane, E. James, H. Parkin
Follower: Joe McShane (vice-capt.), J. Parkin, T. Rankin

South Melbourne
Back: A. Trim, F. O'Hara, J. O'Hara
Half-back: A. Henley, D. Adamson (capt.), G. Davidson
Centre: F. Arnold, B. Windley (vice-capt.), B. Howson
Half-forward: H. Jeanneret, H. Lampe, H. Howson
Forward: W. Armstrong, C. Colgan, C. Goding
Follower: J. Garbutt, M. Pleass, H. Purdy

Geelong (7.12.54) defeated South Melbourne (3.9.27).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Lockwood (3), T. Buchan (2), E. James, A. Thompson
South Melbourne: C. Colgan (2), D. Adamson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 August 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 0 5 . 5 6 . 5 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin SMLB by 8 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), Dave Adamson (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), Bill Windley (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Jones

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Buchan, Tommy HBFR ? 2 ?
Burns, Peter FB ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf WL ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
Greeves, Ted C ? 0 ?
James, Eddy FF ? 1 ?
Lockwood, George BPL ? 0 ?
Lockwood, Teddy HFFL ? 3 ?
McCallum, Firth CHF ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim FPL ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Palmer, Jimmy WR ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry FPR ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack RU ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur BPR ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy RO ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave (c) CHB ? 1 ?
Armstrong, Warwick FPL ? 0 ?
Arnold, Frank WL ? 0 ?
Colgan, Charlie FF ? 2 ?
Davidson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe RU ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie FPR ? 0 ?
Henley, Artie HBFL ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
Howson, Henry HFFR ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri HFFL ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry CHF ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim BPR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RO ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert BPL ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (vc) C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 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 50s