1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1899 between Geelong and South Melbourne during the first round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Geelong
Back:
A. Pincott, P. Burns, G. Lockwood
Half-back:
E. Leighton, J. Conway (capt.), A. Dear
Centre:
T. Greeves, F. McCallum, J. Palmer
Half-forward:
T. Lockwood, J. Parkin, A. Thompson
Forward:
Jim McShane, E. James, T. Buchan
Follower:
Joe McShane (vice-capt.), H. Young, T. Rankin
South Melbourne
Back:
J. O'Hara, F. O'Hara, C. Goding
Half-back:
G. Davidson, A. Trim, A. Henley
Centre:
B. Howson, B. Windley, F. Arnold
Half-forward:
W. Armstrong, B. Fraser, H. Lampe
Forward:
C. James, C. Colgan, H. Jeanneret
Follower:
J. Garbutt, M. Pleass, H. Purdy
Geelong (5.8.38) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Buchan, T. Greeves, E. James, J. McShane, H. Young
South Melbourne: C. Colgan (3), W. Armstrong (2), H. Lampe
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1899
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.8.38 - 6.5.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 5 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Buchan, Tommy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Warwick | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Arnold, Frank | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Garbutt, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henley, Artie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 5 | |||
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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| J. O'Hara | F. O'Hara | C. Goding | J. McShane (vc) |
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| T. Buchan | E. James | J. McShane | H. Young |
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| G. Davidson | A. Trim | A. Henley |
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| A. Thompson | J. Parkin | T. Lockwood |
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| B. Howson | B. Windley | F. Arnold |
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| J. Palmer | F. McCallum | T. Greeves | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. Garbutt |
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| HALF-FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| W. Armstrong | B. Fraser | H. Lampe | H. Purdy |
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| A. Dear | J. Conway (c) | E. Leighton |
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| C. James | C. Colgan | H. Jeanneret |
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| G. Lockwood | P. Burns | A. Pincott |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||