1909 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1909 between Melbourne and Geelong during round seven of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG. Bernie Nolan captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne (18.9.117) defeated Geelong (5.8.38).

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Monday 7 June 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,495

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 18.9.117 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 7 12 . 7 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Geelong 3 . 0 4 . 2 5 . 5 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin MELB by 4 MELB by 17 MELB by 44 MELB by 79 MELB by 79
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Bernie Nolan
Coach: Alec Hall

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Drohan

Boundary Umpires

G. Hastings
H. Palling

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brereton, Harry ? ? 9 ?
Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Hewitt, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Irwin, Les ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Norman, Len ? ? 1 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Batty, Les ? ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Boyd, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
James, Les ? ? 0 ?
Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Miller, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Wilton, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

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