1902 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1902 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1902 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Bill McClelland captained the visitors.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, B. Bennion, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, I. Forbes, T. Holland, J. Hurley, B. Mahoney, F. McCallum, E. Newling, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, H. Pitman, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, H. Webb, J. Wright

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, E. Gardner, S. Geddes, E. Hocking, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rainey, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young

Geelong (8.6.54) defeated Melbourne (3.9.27).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Coles (2), J. Palmer (2), H. Young (2), B. Mahoney, H. Webb
Melbourne: F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis

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

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 8.6.54 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 2 3 . 2 6 . 4 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Melbourne 1 . 3 1 . 7 2 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin MELB by 1 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: W. Little, M. Minahan

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
Holland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Hurley, John ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Jimmy ? ? 2 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Pitman, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Webb, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 6

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 1 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rainey, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 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