1911 VFL Season Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1911 between Geelong and Melbourne during round two of the 1911 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Bill Eason captained the hosts. Vin Coutie captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave Hickinbotham.

Geelong (7.12.54) drew with Melbourne (7.12.54).

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 May 1911
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong drew with Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 0 5 . 5 5 . 5 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Melbourne 4 . 5 4 . 5 7 . 12 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin MELB by 23 GEEL by 6 MELB by 19 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Bill Eason
Coach: Dave Hickinbotham

Melbourne

Captain: Vin Coutie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Tulloch

Boundary Umpires

A. Batty
G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Grigg, Norm ? ? 1 ?
Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Len ? ? 1 ?
Martini, Percy ? ? 3 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Morgan, Doug ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 4 ?
Fairbairn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Irwin, Billy ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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