1906 VFL Season Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1906 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round four of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. Arthur Sowden captained the hosts. Bert Howson captained the visitors.

Melbourne (5.9.39) defeated South Melbourne (5.4.34).

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 May 1906
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 5.9.39 - 5.4.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 6 4 . 7 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
South Melbourne 2 . 0 4 . 0 5 . 3 5 . 4 5 . 4 (34)
Margin MELB by 3 level SMLB by 2 MELB by 5 MELB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Arthur Sowden

South Melbourne

Captain: Bert Howson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

C. Allen

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 1 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rogers, Willie ? ? 0 ?
Sleeman, Fred ? ? 2 ?
Sowden, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
Stanway, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Franklin, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 2 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Strang, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Wenborn, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 4

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