1899 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1899 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1899 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Dave Adamson captained the hosts with Bill Windley as vice-captain. Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.

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

Melbourne
Back: D. Strahan, C. Reid, L. Rippon
Half-back: J. Davidson, M. Herring, C. Illingworth
Centre: C. Young, A. Lewis, E. Sholl (capt.)
Half-forward: J. Leith, C. Cumberland, S. Geddes
Forward: J. Graham, D. Pirrie, D. Moriarty
Follower: V. Cumberland, D. Wardill, F. McGinis

South Melbourne (6.13.49) defeated Melbourne (6.6.42).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Colgan (3), W. Armstrong, C. Goding, H. Lampe
Melbourne: C. Cumberland (2), J. Leith (2), J. Graham, D. Wardill

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 August 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 6.13.49 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 7 5 . 13 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Melbourne 0 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin SMLB by 19 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Dave Adamson (South Melbourne), Eddie Sholl (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bill Windley (South Melbourne), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Russ

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Warwick HFFR ? 1 ?
Colgan, Charlie FF ? 3 ?
Davidson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe RU ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie HFFL ? 1 ?
Henley, Artie HBFL ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
Howson, Henry WR ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri FPR ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry FPL ? 1 ?
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) 6 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cumberland, Cec CHF ? 2 ?
Cumberland, Vic RU ? 0 ?
Davidson, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart HFFR ? 0 ?
Graham, Jack FPL ? 1 ?
Herring, Maurie CHB ? 0 ?
Illingworth, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack HFFL ? 2 ?
Lewis, Austin C ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred RO ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan FPR ? 0 ?
Pirrie, Dick FF ? 0 ?
Reid, Curtis FB ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les BPR ? 0 ?
Sholl, Eddie (c) WR ? 0 ?
Strahan, Dave BPL ? 0 ?
Wardill, Dick RU ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

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