1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1899 between Carlton and Melbourne during the third round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts with Peter Williams as vice-captain.

Carlton
Back: B. Sharkey, A. Thompson, P. Williams (vice-capt.)
Half-back: B. Stuckey (capt.), E. Walton, J. Gilbert
Centre: W. O'Cock, H. McShane, B. Casey
Half-forward: B. Walsh, B. McNamara, D. Walker
Forward: V. Rapp, H. Thompson, B. Bird
Follower: B. Collins, P. Considine, B. Monagle

Melbourne
V. Cumberland, J. Finlay, S. Geddes, J. Graham, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, L. Rankin, C. Reid, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sinclair, A. Sowden, C. Young

Carlton (6.5.41) defeated Melbourne (2.4.16).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Walsh (3), H. Thompson (2), B. Bird
Melbourne: J. Leith, B. McClelland

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 September 1899
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 0 2 . 0 6 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Melbourne 0 . 1 0 . 2 0 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 10 CARL by 37 CARL by 25 CARL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Stuckey (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Peter Williams (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bird, Bob FPR ? 1 ?
Casey, Bill WR ? 0 ?
Collins, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Considine, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Gilbert, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry C ? 0 ?
Monagle, Billy RO ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally WL ? 0 ?
Rapp, Victor FPL ? 0 ?
Sharkey, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Thompson, Arthur FB ? 0 ?
Thompson, Harry FF ? 2 ?
Walker, Dick HFFR ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby HFFL ? 3 ?
Walton, Ernie CHB ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter (vc) BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Finlay, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill ? ? 1 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moysey, George ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Curtis ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Sinclair, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 4

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

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






B. Collins

B. Bird H. Thompson V. Rapp P. Considine

FORWARD B. Monagle

HALF-BACK













D. Walker B. McNamara B. Walsh



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













B. Casey H. McShane W. O'Cock FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













J. Gilbert E. Walton B. Stuckey (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













P. Williams (vc) A. Thompson B. Sharkey



BACK



Melbourne Coach: unknown