1910 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1910 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1910 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Vin Coutie captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Hickinbotham and the visitors were coached by Eddie Drohan.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, C. Cameron, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, L. James, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, F. Moran, B. Orchard, A. Palmer, P. Scown, J. Slater, B. Whittington
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), B. Allen, D. Bell, P. Beswicke, H. Brereton, S. Fairbairn, J. Fitzpatrick, F. Harris, B. Hendrie, L. Irwin, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, H. Rodd, H. Tomkins, F. Whelpton
Geelong (15.10.100) defeated Melbourne (8.3.51).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (6), A. Eason (2), H. Marsham (2), L. Martin (2), B. Eason, D. Grigg, B. Orchard
Melbourne: S. Fairbairn (3), B. Allen (2), H. Brereton, J. Fitzpatrick, L. Irwin
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1910 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1910
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | (51) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | level | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 49 | GEEL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Hickinbotham
(Geelong),
Eddie Drohan
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bremner
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Martin, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 6 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Palmer, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whittington, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Bell, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beswicke, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Irwin, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rodd, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whelpton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 3 | |||