1909 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1909 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1909 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Bernie Nolan captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.
Melbourne
B. Nolan (capt.), H. Brereton, H. Cope, V. Coutie, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, L. Irwin, A. Jones, P. Mills, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Robertson, J. Smith
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Armstrong, L. Batty, D. Beard, A. Boyd, C. Cameron, B. Eason, D. Grigg, L. James, H. Marsham, B. Miller, F. Moran, E. Newling, B. Orchard, T. Rankin, P. Salmon, B. Whittington, B. Wilton
Melbourne (18.9.117) defeated Geelong (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (9), J. Smith (3), J. Hodgkins (2), J. Fitzpatrick, F. Harris, P. Mills, L. Norman
Geelong: H. Young (3), B. Eason, P. Salmon
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bernie Nolan
(Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Drohan
Boundary Umpire:
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 | |||