1900 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1900 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1900 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Dick Wardill captained the hosts with Eddie Sholl as vice-captain.
Cecil Sandford captained the visitors.
Melbourne
D. Wardill (capt.), E. Sholl (vice-capt.), E. Adams, V. Cumberland, C. Gardner, S. Geddes, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, D. Strahan
St Kilda
C. Sandford (capt.), G. Allard, C. Clough, T. Curran, T. Hall, B. McGregor, D. McKay, M. Minahan, A. Muirhead, B. O'Hara, A. Pearce, R. Robertson, G. Rutherford, A. Scott, H. Smith, J. Smith, A. Stewart, G. Sutherland
Melbourne (15.18.108) defeated St Kilda (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Wardill (5), T. Ryan (4), J. Leith (3), E. Adams (2), A. Sowden
St Kilda: G. Allard, C. Clough, T. Hall, G. Sutherland
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1900 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1900
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 64 | MELB by 79 | MELB by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Wardill
(Melbourne),
Cecil Sandford
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Eddie Sholl
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Freame
Goal Umpire:
C. Thomas,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allard, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Clough, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Curran, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGregor, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sandford, Cecil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutherland, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 5 | |||