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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Geelong (5.8.38) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.5.41).
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
First Round-Robin Final
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
Player Statistics
Geelong
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
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 50s