1914 VFL Round 17: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1914 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1914 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Billy Orchard captained the hosts. Dave McNamara captained the visitors with Gordon Dangerfield as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Billy Orchard and the visitors were coached by Dave McNamara.

Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, 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, J. Slater

St Kilda
D. McNamara (capt.), G. Dangerfield (vice-capt.), B. Bowden, R. Cazaly, B. Chapman, T. Collins, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, O. Fowler, H. Hattam, H. Jane, P. Jory, H. Lever, B. Lowrie, B. Schmidt, A. Sharp, J. Watt, B. Woodcock

Geelong (9.7.61) defeated St Kilda (5.15.45).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Heinz (2), P. Martini (2), B. Eason, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, B. Orchard
St Kilda: A. Sharp (2), R. Cazaly, T. Collins, J. Watt

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 August 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 9.7.61 - 5.15.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 1 6 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
St Kilda 2 . 6 3 . 7 5 . 14 5 . 15 5 . 15 (45)
Margin STKL by 11 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Dave McNamara (St Kilda)
Captains: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Dave McNamara (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Gordon Dangerfield (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane
Goal Umpire: P. Devine, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: W. Harvey, M. Shelly

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
12 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
26 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 2 ?
6 James, Les ? ? 1 ?
21 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 1 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 2 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Orchard, Billy (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 1 ?
19 Chapman, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Collins, Ted ? ? 1 ?
3 Dangerfield, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
17 Ellis, Reg ? ? 0 ?
28 Fowler, Orm ? ? 0 ?
16 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Jane, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Jory, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Lowrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Sharp, Algy ? ? 2 ?
6 Watt, Jack ? ? 1 ?
24 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 15

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