1914 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1914 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1914 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Billy Orchard captained the hosts.
Len Incigneri captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Billy Orchard and the visitors were coached by Len Incigneri.
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), H. Allen, L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, B. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Wilton
Melbourne
L. Incigneri (capt.), B. Allen, P. Colee, J. Evans, S. Fairbairn, V. Gordon, A. Gray, B. Hendrie, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, E. Parsons, B. Quinn, B. Trahair, G. Walker, J. Watt
Geelong (10.14.74) defeated Melbourne (9.4.58).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Eason (3), P. Martini (3), J. Baker, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Orchard
Melbourne: S. Fairbairn (2), L. Incigneri (2), M. Maguire (2), B. Allen, V. Gordon, B. Trahair
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1914
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | (58) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Billy Orchard
(Geelong),
Len Incigneri
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Billy Orchard
(Geelong),
Len Incigneri
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. McSherry
Goal Umpire:
C. Foletta,
J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire:
H. Elliott,
W. Harvey
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Allen, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wilton, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Colee, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Fairbairn, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gordon, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Incigneri, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lugton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parsons, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Trahair, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 4 | |||