1909 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1909 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1909 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Vin Coutie captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Geelong
L. Armstrong, L. Batty, D. Beard, C. Cameron, G. Doull, A. Eason, B. Eason, D. Grigg, L. James, P. Martini, F. Moran, E. Newling, B. Orchard, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, P. Scown, J. Slater, B. Wilton
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), D. Bell, P. Beswicke, H. Brereton, J. Cowell, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, A. Jones, T. Leach, B. Maxwell, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, J. Smith, W. Sykes
Geelong (6.9.45) were defeated by Melbourne (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (2), G. Doull, B. Eason, E. Newling, B. Orchard
Melbourne: H. Brereton (3), J. Fitzpatrick (2), B. Flintoft, T. Leach, B. Maxwell, W. Sykes
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. James
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Batty, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beard, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Palmer, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilton, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beswicke, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Flintoft, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Maxwell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||