1905 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1905 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round one of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Geelong (5.9.39) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.14.62).
Match Details
Season:
1905 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1905
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.9.39 - 8.14.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 12 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Holligan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Knell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roebuck, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stodart, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Catarinich, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clements, Charles | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McGee, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pitman, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pratt, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strang, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Sydney | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 14 | |||