1901 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1901 between Geelong and Melbourne during round one of the 1901 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Fred McGinis captained the visitors.

Geelong (2.11.23) defeated Melbourne (3.3.21).

Match Details

Season: 1901 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 May 1901
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 2.11.23 - 3.3.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 0 . 4 1 . 5 2 . 11 2 . 11 (23)
Melbourne 2 . 1 2 . 1 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 (21)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 9 MELB by 10 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Melbourne

Captain: Fred McGinis (acting)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

C. Cariss

Goal Umpires

F. Franks
J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Bowey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
Horman, James ? ? 0 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McClelland, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred (ac) ? ? 0 ?
McLean, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Sholl, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Wardill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 3

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
Q1 0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.1.1 - 2.1.13 ??:??
Q2 GEEL unknown behind 0.2.2 - 2.1.13 ??:??
GEEL unknown behind 0.3.3 - 2.1.13 ??:??
GEEL unknown behind 0.4.4 - 2.1.13 ??:??
Q3 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
1.5.11 - 3.3.21 ??:??
Q4 GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL ?.?.? - 3.3.21 ??:??
GEEL 2.11.23 - 3.3.21 ??:??