Round 14, 1899
South Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 12 August
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: Unknown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| South Melbourne | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.13 | 6.13.49 |
| Melbourne | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.6.42 |
South Melbourne win by 7 points
Goalkickers: Cecil Cumberland 2, Jack Leith 2, Jack Graham 1, Dick Wardill 1
Milestones:
First game
Leo Rankin
Last Game
Cecil Cumberland
Charlie Illingworth
On an ideal day for football a large crowd turned out to see the return match between the two sides. Melbourne had won the previous meeting, but South had their revenge against a side which was decimated by injury.
The home side took the early lead, and held Melbourne goalless in the first quarter but though they got the first goal of the second quarter, the margin was all but erased by half time. Inaccurate kicking kept South from running away with the game in the third quarter, and despite holding Melbourne scoreless they only led by 15 points at the last change due to a late flourish.
South held on in the face of a desperate comeback attempt by wasting as much time as possible playing the ball close to the boundary line.
Best were V. Cumberland, Wardill and McGinis.
Notes
Official records showed Dan Moriarty playing, it has been shown that Leo Rankin appeared in his place.
Media
Port Phillip Herald - 12/08/1899
Argus - 14/08/1899
Punch - 17/08/1899
Record - 19/08/1899
Links
BigFooty discussion of Rankin/Moriarty issue.