1905 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1905 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1905 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Frank Langley captained the hosts. Vic Barwick captained the visitors.

Melbourne
F. Langley (capt.), R. Adam, S. Anderson, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, M. Gardner, H. Henderson, F. Howard, P. Mills, L. Minto, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, H. Parkin, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Purse, A. Sowden

St Kilda
V. Barwick (capt.), C. Baker, G. Balme, B. Cowell, J. Cowell, J. Dowding, F. Dunne, D. Feehan, S. Geddes, A. Herman, J. Hogan, J. Julian, B. Mahoney, B. McGarry, G. Rickards, W. Scott, J. Smith, J. Stewart

Melbourne (9.8.62) defeated St Kilda (6.10.46).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), H. Drane (2), J. Gardiner (2), H. Purse (2), L. Minto
St Kilda: J. Dowding (2), C. Baker, V. Barwick, J. Cowell, F. Dunne

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 6 May 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 9.8.62 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
St Kilda 0 . 2 2 . 5 4 . 5 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 12 MELB by 13 MELB by 16 MELB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Langley (Melbourne), Vic Barwick (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Minto, Les ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baker, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Balme, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
Barwick, Vic (c) ? ? 1 ?
Cowell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cowell, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Dowding, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Dunne, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Feehan, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herman, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Hogan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Julian, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McGarry, Barney ? ? 0 ?
Rickards, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 10

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