1905 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1905 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1905 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Jack Purse captained the visitors.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Brown, M. Donaghy, G. Doull, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, A. Gough, D. Grigg, J. Knell, A. McKenzie, A. Millar, J. Munday, E. Newling, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright

Melbourne
J. Purse (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, J. Conquest, T. Cordner, V. Coutie, H. Drane, A. Gilchrist, H. Henderson, F. Howard, P. Mills, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, A. Ogilvie, H. Parkin, G. Peacock, J. Pearce, A. Sowden

Geelong (7.14.56) defeated Melbourne (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Eason (2), D. Grigg (2), A. Millar (2), J. Knell
Melbourne: J. Conquest (2), V. Coutie (2), B. Bowe, P. Mills, A. Ogilvie

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 June 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 7.14.56 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 5 . 5 6 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Melbourne 1 . 4 3 . 9 6 . 11 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin GEEL by 11 GEEL by 8 level GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Henry Young (Geelong), Jack Purse (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brown, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Fletcher, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 2 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Millar, Alf ? ? 2 ?
Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stodart, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Gilchrist, Art ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Ogilvie, Alick ? ? 1 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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