1902 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1902 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1902 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. In the absence of Joe Sullivan, Bill McNamara captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.

Carlton
B. McNamara (capt.), J. McShane (vice-capt.), A. Barlow, F. Field, P. Leahy, C. Maplestone, H. McShane, P. Noonan, W. Powell, H. Rigby, C. Roland, C. Ryan, F. Scott, A. Snell, C. Tough, B. Walsh, E. Walton, T. Watson

Melbourne
L. Anderson, B. Bowe, A. Britt, G. Cathie, V. Coutie, C. Gardner, S. Geddes, M. Herring, E. Hocking, J. Leith, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rainey, C. Reid, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young

Carlton (6.13.49) were defeated by Melbourne (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. McShane (2), J. McShane, C. Ryan, F. Scott, A. Snell
Melbourne: A. Britt (2), V. Coutie (2), L. Rainey (2), G. Cathie, J. Leith

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 May 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.13.49 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Melbourne 3 . 3 7 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin MELB by 11 MELB by 15 MELB by 4 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill McNamara (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Cariss
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, J. Jones

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barlow, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Field, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leahy, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Maplestone, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill (ac) ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 2 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Rigby, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Roland, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Chris ? ? 1 ?
Scott, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Tough, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Watson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Britt, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Cathie, George ? ? 1 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rainey, Les ? ? 2 ?
Reid, Curtis ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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