1906 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1906 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1906 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Arthur Sowden captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors with Alec McKenzie as vice-captain.
Melbourne
A. Sowden (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner, H. Henderson, P. Mills, B. Nolan, B. Onyons, G. Peacock, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Purse, W. Rogers, F. Sleeman, J. Strong, H. Tomkins
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), A. McKenzie (vice-capt.), D. Beard, G. Doull, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, A. Gough, D. Grigg, J. Knell, L. Martin, B. McKinley, J. Munday, E. Newling, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Scown, P. Stephens, I. Woods
Melbourne (8.8.56) were defeated by Geelong (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Anderson (2), B. Onyons (2), H. Purse (2), V. Coutie, J. Purse
Geelong: L. Roebuck (3), B. Eason (2), L. Martin (2), D. Beard, A. Gough, D. Grigg, I. Woods
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1906 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 4 June 1906
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Sowden
(Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Alec McKenzie
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Onyons, Basil | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Peacock, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rogers, Willie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sleeman, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beard, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Knell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roebuck, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 9 | |||