1899 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Eddie Sholl captained the hosts.
Dick Condon captained the visitors with Arthur Leach as vice-captain.
Melbourne (3.7.25) were defeated by Collingwood (6.9.45).
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
First Round-Robin Final
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
Melbourne
Captain: Eddie ShollCollingwood
Captain: Dick CondonVice-Captain: Arthur Leach
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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| FORWARD | F. McGinis |
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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 | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | M. Fell |
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| HALF-FORWARD | F. Hailwood |
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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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| Collingwood | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||