1913 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1913 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1913 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.

Melbourne
B. Allen, C. Armstrong, C. Brady, D. Chapman, F. Ellis, J. Evans, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, A. Millhouse, B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins, J. Watt

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. McCarter, S. Nankervis, B. Orchard, P. Scown

Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Maguire (3), D. Chapman (2), C. Armstrong, J. Watt
Geelong: T. Brownlees (3), B. Eason (2), S. Nankervis (2), J. Baker, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. Orchard

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 June 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 5,137

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 7.10.52 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 3 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Geelong 4 . 0 6 . 9 10 . 11 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin GEEL by 3 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Bill Eason (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Ayles
Goal Umpire: M. Minahan, J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
23 Brady, Campbell ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, Doug ? ? 2 ?
31 Ellis, Frank ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Joolen, Herb ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
32 Lugton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Maguire, Mick ? ? 3 ?
4 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Millhouse, Algy ? ? 0 ?
5 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Baker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
17 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 3 ?
16 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 Nankervis, Stephen ? ? 2 ?
11 Orchard, Billy ? ? 1 ?
10 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 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