1907 VFL Season Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong

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

Melbourne (6.13.49) defeated Geelong (4.10.34).

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

Melbourne

Captain: Hugh Purse
Coach: Alec Hall

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Smith

Boundary Umpires

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