1900 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1900 between Melbourne and Geelong during the first round-robin final round of the 1900 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at East Melbourne. Dick Wardill captained the hosts with Eddie Sholl as vice-captain. Peter Burns captained the visitors.

Melbourne
D. Wardill (capt.), E. Sholl (vice-capt.), V. Cumberland, C. Gardner, S. Geddes, H. Hay, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young

Geelong
P. Burns (capt.), L. Bailiff, M. Donaghy, J. Flynn, J. Hardiman, T. Holland, J. Horman, G. Lockwood, T. Lockwood, F. McCallum, Jim McShane, Joe McShane, E. Newling, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, J. Powell, T. Rankin, H. Webb

Melbourne (5.15.45) defeated Geelong (3.10.28).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), H. Hay, T. Ryan, D. Wardill
Geelong: M. Donaghy, T. Lockwood, F. McCallum

Match Details

Season: 1900 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 1
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 August 1900
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 5.15.45 - 3.10.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 7 4 . 7 5 . 14 5 . 15 5 . 15 (45)
Geelong 0 . 2 3 . 8 3 . 8 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Margin MELB by 17 MELB by 5 MELB by 18 MELB by 17 MELB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Dick Wardill (Melbourne), Peter Burns (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Eddie Sholl (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Freame
Goal Umpire: J. Elliott, J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Hay, Harold ? ? 1 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Sholl, Eddie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Wardill, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter (c) ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Horman, James ? ? 0 ?
Lockwood, George ? ? 0 ?
Lockwood, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Webb, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 10

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

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