1903 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1903 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 10 of the 1903 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, B. Bremner, V. Coutie, E. Gardner, H. Henderson, M. Herring, F. Langley, P. Mills, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, E. Tout, C. Young

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, B. Bennion, F. Bowey, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, I. Forbes, J. Lee, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, A. Mesley, E. Newling, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, I. Woods, J. Wright

Melbourne (5.9.39) were defeated by Geelong (10.7.67).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (3), J. Purse, E. Tout
Geelong: I. Forbes (5), I. Woods (4), C. Coles

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 4 July 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 5.9.39 - 10.7.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 8 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Geelong 5 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 7 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Margin GEEL by 25 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, W. Little

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 3 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bowey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Ivan ? ? 5 ?
Lee, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Mesley, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 4 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 7

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