1910 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1910 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1910 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Vin Coutie captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Eddie Drohan and the visitors were coached by Dave Hickinbotham.
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), D. Bell, P. Beswicke, H. Brereton, T. Crow, J. Fitzpatrick, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, L. Irwin, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, A. Rennolds, J. Robertson, W. Sykes, H. Tomkins, R. Werner
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, D. Beard, C. Cameron, B. Dalton, G. Doull, A. Eason, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, P. Martini, E. Newling, B. Orchard, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, G. Ricketts, P. Scown, J. Slater, B. Whittington
Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Geelong (13.21.99).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Hodgkins (2), R. Werner (2), H. Brereton, W. Sykes
Geelong: P. Martini (5), B. Orchard (3), B. Eason (2), C. Cameron, G. Doull, G. Heinz
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1910 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1910
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
2,644
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 57 | GEEL by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Eddie Drohan
(Melbourne),
Dave Hickinbotham
(Geelong)
Captains:
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bremner
Boundary Umpire:
F. Ashworth,
T. Beauchamp
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beswicke, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Crow, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Irwin, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rennolds, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Werner, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beard, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Palmer, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whittington, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 21 | |||