1909 VFL Round 6: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1909 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1909 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Vic Barwick captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.

Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Armstrong, L. Batty, D. Beard, A. Boyd, C. Cameron, B. Eason, D. Grigg, L. James, B. Miller, F. Moran, E. Newling, B. Orchard, T. Rankin, P. Salmon, P. Scown, B. Whittington, B. Wilton

St Kilda
V. Barwick (capt.), H. Bant, J. Brown, A. Caldwell, H. Clarke, C. Clymo, G. Dangerfield, P. Ellin, W. Gant, H. Lever, L. McDonald, D. McNamara, G. Morrissey, B. Pierce, J. Riley, J. Ritchie, B. Stewart, B. Woodcock

Although initially Geelong (6.12.48) were defeated by St Kilda (6.13.49), this result was overturned.

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. James (3), B. Eason (2), D. Beard
St Kilda: J. Ritchie (2), V. Barwick, J. Brown, H. Clarke, P. Ellin

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 5 June 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 6.12.48 - 6.13.49
Result Overturned: Outcome does not align with score

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 7 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
St Kilda 2 . 0 2 . 4 4 . 12 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin GEEL by 9 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 1 STKL by 1 STKL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), Jimmy Smith (St Kilda)
Captains: Henry Young (Geelong), Vic Barwick (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: A. Batty, G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Batty, Les ? ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Boyd, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
James, Les ? ? 3 ?
Miller, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Wilton, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bant, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Barwick, Vic (c) ? ? 1 ?
Brown, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Caldwell, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Clymo, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dangerfield, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Ellin, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Gant, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Les ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Morrissey, George ? ? 0 ?
Pierce, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Riley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
Ritchie, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Stewart, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

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