1904 VFL Round 4: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1904 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1904 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Billy McGee captained the visitors.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, K. Clarke, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, I. Forbes, D. Grigg, A. McKenzie, C. Molan, E. Newling, H. Quinton, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright

South Melbourne
B. McGee (capt.), J. Cameron, C. Clements, T. Fogarty, B. Gent, H. Gibson, J. Hassett, B. Hickey, B. Howson, C. James, B. Johnson, H. Lampe, D. McColl, D. McKay, B. Scott, B. Sharpe, T. Wenborn, B. Windley

Geelong (6.4.40) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.16.52).

Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Woods (3), I. Forbes (2), T. Rankin
South Melbourne: C. Clements (3), B. Scott, B. Sharpe, B. Windley

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 May 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 6.4.40 - 6.16.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 3 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
South Melbourne 0 . 7 4 . 8 5 . 12 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Margin GEEL by 18 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Henry Young (Geelong), Billy McGee (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kennedy
Boundary Umpire: A. Batty, G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bennion, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Ivan ? ? 2 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Molan, Con ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Quinton, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stodart, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 3 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 4

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Clements, Charles ? ? 3 ?
Fogarty, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
James, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
McColl, Dave ? ? 0 ?
McGee, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Wenborn, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 16

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