1909 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1909 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round one of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Geelong (6.8.44) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.5.53).
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.8.44 - 8.5.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | SMLB by 3 | level | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Henry YoungSouth Melbourne
Captain: Charlie RickettsCoach: Charlie Ricketts
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
E. DrohanGoal Umpires
S. ChapmanW. Little
Boundary Umpires
A. BattyG. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beard, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Boyd, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Miller, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salmon, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whittington, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 5 | |||