1900 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1900 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1900 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bill Windley captained the hosts with Mick Pleass as vice-captain. Peter Burns captained the visitors.

South Melbourne
Back: B. Bryce, F. O'Hara, J. Davidson
Half-back: A. Trim, D. Adamson, L. Vernon
Centre: S. Brockwell, B. Howson, J. Williamson
Half-forward: B. Fraser, H. Lampe, H. Jeanneret
Forward: F. Waugh, C. Goding, C. James
Follower: M. Pleass (vice-capt.), H. Purdy, B. Windley (capt.)

Geelong
P. Burns (capt.), L. Bailiff, T. Buchan, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, J. Hardiman, T. Holligan, J. Horman, G. Lockwood, T. Lockwood, F. McCallum, J. McShane, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, J. Powell, T. Rankin, L. Strickland, H. Young

South Melbourne (5.7.37) defeated Geelong (3.5.23).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Goding (2), C. James, H. Jeanneret, H. Purdy
Geelong: T. Holligan, J. Horman, T. Lockwood

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1900 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 May 1900
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 5.7.37 - 3.5.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 0 3 . 3 3 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Geelong 0 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 3 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Margin SMLB by 17 SMLB by 20 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Windley (South Melbourne), Peter Burns (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Mick Pleass (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Freame
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Elliott

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam WL ? 0 ?
Bryce, Bob BPL ? 0 ?
Davidson, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie FF ? 2 ?
Howson, Bert C ? 0 ?
James, Charlie FPR ? 1 ?
Jeanneret, Henri HFFR ? 1 ?
Lampe, Harry CHF ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 1 ?
Trim, Albert HBFL ? 0 ?
Vernon, Les HBFR ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred FPL ? 0 ?
Williamson, Jim WR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (c) RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les WR ? 0 ?
Buchan, Tommy FPL ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter (c) FB ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick HBFL ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy HFFL ? 1 ?
Horman, James CHF ? 1 ?
Lockwood, George ? ? 0 ?
Lockwood, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
McCallum, Firth C ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Palmer, Jimmy WL ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur BPR ? 0 ?
Powell, Joe CHB ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy RO ? 0 ?
Strickland, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
Young, Henry RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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