1907 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1907 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1907 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Hugh Purse captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne
H. Purse (capt.), J. Canavan, J. Conquest, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Gardiner, F. Harris, H. Hill, B. Homan, P. Hunt, J. Johnson, P. Mills, B. Monk, B. Nolan, B. Onyons, B. Parke, G. Peacock, J. Pearce, J. Smith

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), J. Allen, G. Doull, B. Eason, A. Gough, D. Grigg, T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, E. Newling, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, P. Scown, T. Sherry, J. Slater, P. Stephens

Melbourne (6.13.49) defeated Geelong (4.10.34).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Canavan, J. Conquest, J. Gardiner, B. Onyons, G. Peacock, J. Smith
Geelong: T. Hardiman (2), J. Hassett, T. Sherry

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 20 July 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 6.13.49 - 4.10.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 6 2 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Geelong 0 . 0 2 . 4 2 . 9 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 4 MELB by 24 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Hugh Purse (Melbourne), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: W. Jackson, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Canavan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Homan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Hunt, Phil ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 1 ?
Parke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Peacock, George ? ? 1 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh (c) ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Sherry, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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