1900 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1900 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1900 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Peter Burns captained the hosts.
In the absence of Dick Wardill, vice-captain Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.
Geelong
P. Burns (capt.), L. Bailiff, T. Buchan, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, J. Hardiman, T. Holligan, J. Horman, P. Leahy, G. Lockwood, T. Lockwood, F. McCallum, J. McShane, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, J. Powell, T. Rankin, H. Young
Melbourne
E. Sholl (capt.), E. Adams, E. Byers, V. Cumberland, S. Geddes, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, A. Sowden, D. Strahan, C. Young
Geelong (11.15.81) defeated Melbourne (2.3.15).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Buchan (3), C. Coles (3), T. Lockwood (2), H. Young (2), J. McShane
Melbourne: F. Langley (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1900 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Thursday 24 May 1900
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | (15) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 66 | GEEL by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Peter Burns
(Geelong),
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
J. Lucas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Buchan, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Horman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leahy, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, Teddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Powell, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 2 | 3 | |||