1902 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1902 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 6 of the 1902 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, G. Cathie, V. Coutie, E. Gardner, S. Geddes, M. Herring, E. Hocking, F. Langley, J. Leith, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, B. Puflett, J. Purse, L. Rainey, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young

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

Melbourne (2.13.25) were defeated by Geelong (3.8.26).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Rainey, T. Ryan
Geelong: H. Webb (2), J. Beasley

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

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 June 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 2.13.25 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 6 1 . 8 2 . 13 2 . 13 (25)
Geelong 1 . 2 2 . 2 2 . 7 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin GEEL by 6 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, J. Jones

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cathie, George ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Puflett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rainey, Les ? ? 1 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Batty, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Beasley, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Buchan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McLean, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Reed, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Webb, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 8

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

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