1906 VFL Season Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1906 between Geelong and Melbourne during round twelve of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts with Alec McKenzie as vice-captain. Arthur Sowden captained the visitors.

Geelong (6.21.57) defeated Melbourne (6.10.46).

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1906
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 6.21.57 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 7 4 . 13 4 . 16 6 . 21 6 . 21 (57)
Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 8 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin MELB by 13 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young
Vice-Captain: Alec McKenzie

Melbourne

Captain: Arthur Sowden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Boundary Umpires

A. Batty
G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bell, John ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Dupe, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Gibney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Harper, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Knell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Alec (vc) ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 1 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stubbs, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 21

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hordern, Percy ? ? 0 ?
McCooey, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 1 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Richards, George ? ? 0 ?
Rogers, Willie ? ? 0 ?
Sleeman, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
Stanley, Harold ? ? 1 ?
Stanway, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 3 ?
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