1904 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1904 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1904 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Bill McClelland captained the visitors.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, B. Clarke, K. Clarke, C. Coles, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, I. Forbes, D. Grigg, G. Horman, A. McKenzie, J. Munday, E. Newling, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, I. Woods, J. Wright
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), L. Anderson, S. Anderson, B. Bremner, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, H. Henderson, F. Langley, T. Leach, P. Mills, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, C. Young
Geelong (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (15.7.97).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Clarke (2), B. Eason (2), I. Woods (2), C. Coles, I. Forbes, J. Munday
Melbourne: V. Coutie (8), J. Conquest (2), L. Anderson, B. Bremner, F. Langley, T. Leach, P. Mills
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1904 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1904
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 7 | (97) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Murphy
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Clarke, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Horman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bremner, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 8 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 7 | |||