1907 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1907 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1907 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Vin Coutie captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), F. Boynton, G. Doull, B. Eason, A. Gough, D. Grigg, T. Hardiman, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, G. McNeilage, J. McNeilage, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Scown, T. Sherry, J. Slater, P. Stephens
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), J. Baquie, J. Canavan, H. Cope, J. Hammond, F. Harris, P. Hunt, C. Johnson, J. Johnson, P. Mills, B. Monk, V. Nielsen, B. Onyons, B. Parke, J. Pearce, H. Purse, W. Sykes, H. Symonds
Geelong (9.5.59) defeated Melbourne (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Roebuck (5), T. Sherry (3), T. Hardiman
Melbourne: J. Hammond (2), B. Onyons (2), J. Baquie, C. Johnson, H. Symonds
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1907 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1907
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 4 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNeilage, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNeilage, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Palmer, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roebuck, Les | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sherry, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Canavan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hunt, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nielsen, Victor | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Onyons, Basil | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parke, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Symonds, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 9 | |||