1902 VFL Round 5: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1902 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1902 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Bill Windley captained the visitors with Dave Adamson as vice-captain.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, J. Baker, E. Batty, J. Beasley, B. Bennion, F. Bowey, P. Burns, M. Donaghy, T. Holland, B. Mahoney, A. McKenzie, T. McLean, E. Newling, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, A. Reed, I. Woods

South Melbourne
B. Windley (capt.), D. Adamson (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, H. Bower, T. Fogarty, J. Garbutt, C. Goding, B. Howson, H. Kelly, O. Kelly, J. King, H. Lampe, M. Pleass, D. Powell, A. Rose, J. Stanworth, J. Williamson, F. Worroll

Geelong (5.14.44) defeated South Melbourne (3.9.27).

Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Woods (4), B. Mahoney
South Melbourne: C. Goding (2), M. Pleass

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 5.14.44 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 8 4 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
South Melbourne 0 . 0 1 . 6 2 . 8 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin GEEL by 32 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Henry Young (Geelong), Bill Windley (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Dave Adamson (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, H. O'Bern

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Batty, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Beasley, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bowey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McLean, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Reed, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 4 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Adamson, Dave (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Bower, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
Kelly, Otto ? ? 0 ?
King, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Powell, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rose, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Stanworth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Williamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Worroll, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 9

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