1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1899 between Melbourne and Collingwood during the first round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Dick Condon captained the visitors with Arthur Leach as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
L. Rippon, C. Reid, J. Davidson
Half-back:
M. Herring, A. Wood, E. Sholl (capt.)
Centre:
A. Sowden, A. Lewis, H. Mitchell
Half-forward:
J. Leith, V. Cumberland, G. Moysey
Forward:
C. Young, S. Geddes, T. Ryan
Follower:
G. Moodie, D. Wardill, F. McGinis
Collingwood
Back:
B. Rush, B. Proudfoot, C. Dow
Half-back:
G. Williams, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien
Centre:
C. Pannam, F. Leach, C. Sime
Half-forward:
D. Watsford, A. Leach (vice-capt.), A. Tame
Forward:
A. Smith, J. Lyons, L. Tulloch
Follower:
M. Fell, F. Hailwood, D. Condon (capt.)
Melbourne (3.7.25) were defeated by Collingwood (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith, F. McGinis, G. Moysey
Collingwood: D. Watsford (2), J. Lyons, C. Pannam, A. Smith, L. Tulloch
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1899
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
3.7.25 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | (25) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 20 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne),
Dick Condon
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Arthur Leach
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cumberland, Vic | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Reid, Curtis | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Condon, Dick (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fell, Matthew | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur (vc) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Johnny | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rush, Bob | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Watsford, Doug | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Williams, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Rush | B. Proudfoot | C. Dow | G. Moodie |
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| T. Ryan | S. Geddes | C. Young | D. Wardill |
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| G. Williams | J. Monohan | B. O'Brien |
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| G. Moysey | V. Cumberland | J. Leith |
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| C. Pannam | F. Leach | C. Sime |
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| H. Mitchell | A. Lewis | A. Sowden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| D. Watsford | A. Leach (vc) | A. Tame | D. Condon (c) |
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| E. Sholl (c) | A. Wood | M. Herring |
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| A. Smith | J. Lyons | L. Tulloch |
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| J. Davidson | C. Reid | L. Rippon |
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