1901 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1901 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1901 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Bowe, V. Cumberland, S. Geddes, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, J. McLean, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, L. Ogilvie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, A. Tredinnick, C. Young
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, T. Buchan, P. Burns, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, J. Horman, G. Lockwood, F. McCallum, T. McKeegan, Jim McShane, Joe McShane, B. Moodie, E. Newling, J. Palmer, T. Rankin
Melbourne (7.4.46) were defeated by Geelong (9.5.59).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Langley (2), L. Anderson, J. Leith, F. McGinis, J. McLean, L. Ogilvie
Geelong: C. Coles (3), J. McShane (3), T. Holligan, B. Moodie, H. Young
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1901 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1901
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | (46) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McLean, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ogilvie, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tredinnick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 4 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Buchan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Horman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lockwood, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKeegan, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||