1905 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1905 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1905 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Melbourne
S. Anderson, B. Bowe, F. Brown, J. Conquest, H. Cordner, V. Coutie, H. Drane, H. Henderson, F. Howard, J. Leith, C. MacKay, P. Mills, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, G. Peacock, H. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), M. Donaghy, G. Doull, I. Forbes, A. Gough, D. Grigg, E. James, J. Knell, F. McCallum, A. McKenzie, J. Munday, E. Newling, Teddy Rankin, Tom Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright

Melbourne (13.12.90) defeated Geelong (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Cordner (6), J. Conquest (2), J. Leith (2), G. Peacock (2), V. Coutie
Geelong: F. McCallum (3), I. Woods (2), I. Forbes, J. Knell

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

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 19 August 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 13.12.90 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 5 7 . 6 7 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Geelong 4 . 5 4 . 5 5 . 10 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin GEEL by 24 MELB by 19 MELB by 11 MELB by 35 MELB by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Brown, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Cordner, Harry ? ? 6 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 2 ?
MacKay, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 2 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
James, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 3 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stodart, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Woods, Ike ? ? 2 ?
Wright, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

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