1904 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1904 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1904 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), R. Adam, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, M. Gardner, H. Henderson, F. Langley, T. Leach, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, C. Young
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, F. Bowey, K. Clarke, G. Doull, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, D. Grigg, A. McKenzie, J. Munday, E. Newling, H. Quinton, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright
Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated Geelong (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Gardiner (4), V. Coutie (2), H. Purse (2), H. Drane, J. Strong, C. Young
Geelong: J. Wright (3), B. Eason, I. Woods, H. Young
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1904 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1904
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Gardner, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stodart, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 4 | |||