1902 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1902 between Carlton and Geelong during round 1 of the 1902 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Joe Sullivan captained the hosts with Paddy Noonan as vice-captain. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.

Carlton
J. Sullivan (capt.), P. Noonan (vice-capt.), A. Barlow, H. Crisfield, F. Field, J. Gardiner, D. Hart, B. McNamara, H. McShane, J. McShane, L. Morrison, H. Powell, H. Pye, C. Roland, J. Todd, B. Walsh, E. Walton, T. Watson

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, B. Bennion, F. Bowey, P. Burns, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, J. Flynn, B. Gill, T. Holland, J. Horman, B. Mahoney, A. McKenzie, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, A. Reed, I. Woods

Carlton (6.4.40) were defeated by Geelong (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Crisfield (2), B. Walsh (2), J. Sullivan, E. Walton
Geelong: I. Woods (4), A. McKenzie (2), T. Rankin (2), T. Holland, B. Mahoney, J. Palmer

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 3 May 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 6.4.40 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 2 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Geelong 2 . 3 8 . 6 9 . 6 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 26 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Joe Sullivan (Carlton), Henry Young (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Paddy Noonan (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: G. Clapham, J. Jones

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barlow, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Crisfield, Henry ? ? 2 ?
Field, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hart, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Morrison, Len ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pye, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Roland, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Sullivan, Joe (c) ? ? 1 ?
Todd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby ? ? 2 ?
Walton, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Watson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 4

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bowey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Gill, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Horman, James ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 2 ?
Palmer, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
Reed, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 4 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

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