1914 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1914 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1914 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Billy Orchard captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Incigneri and the visitors were coached by Billy Orchard.
Melbourne
B. Allen, C. Armstrong, J. Baquie, A. Best, T. Collins, J. Connole, J. Daly, J. Evans, A. Gray, B. Hendrie, F. Lugton, R. MacDonald, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, B. Quinn, L. Smith, B. Trahair, A. Williamson
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, J. Blencowe, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, P. Scown
Melbourne (3.4.22) were defeated by Geelong (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Best, T. Collins, B. Quinn
Geelong: G. Heinz (3), B. Eason (2), B. Orchard (2), J. Blencowe, P. Martini
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1914
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
3,568
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 46 | GEEL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Incigneri
(Melbourne),
Billy Orchard
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Billy Orchard
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Winslow
Goal Umpire:
F. Lucas,
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
C. Hume,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Best, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Collins, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Connole, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Daly, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lugton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | MacDonald, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Trahair, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Williamson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 4 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Blencowe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||