1906 VFL Sectional Round 1: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1906 between South Melbourne and Geelong during the first sectional round of the 1906 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bert Howson captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors with Alec McKenzie as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
B. Howson (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Bourke, T. Buist, J. Cameron, D. Casey, B. Clarke, B. Dolphin, B. Franklin, B. Franks, B. Gent, E. Harrison, H. Lampe, D. McKay, L. Mortimer, B. Strang, B. Thomas, T. Wade

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), A. McKenzie (vice-capt.), J. Crowl, G. Doull, B. Eason, H. Fischer, P. Fletcher, B. Gallagher, T. Gibney, A. Gough, D. Grigg, J. Harper, J. McKenzie, B. McKinley, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Stephens

South Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated Geelong (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Cameron (3), L. Mortimer (3), B. Franklin, B. Franks, B. Gent, T. Wade
Geelong: L. Roebuck (3), T. Gibney, J. Harper, J. McKenzie, T. Rankin

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 August 1906
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 10.10.70 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 1 5 . 3 9 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Geelong 0 . 1 1 . 5 1 . 7 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin SMLB by 30 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 49 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bert Howson (South Melbourne), Henry Young (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Alec McKenzie (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire: C. Cariss, W. Schaefer

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
Bourke, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 3 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Franklin, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Gent, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Harrison, Ed ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 3 ?
Strang, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Crowl, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Fischer, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Fletcher, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Gallagher, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Gibney, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Harper, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec (vc) ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, John ? ? 1 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 3 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 7

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