1915 VFL Round 2: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1915 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval.
Billy Orchard captained the hosts.
Gordon Dangerfield captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, B. Dalton, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, J. Gray, L. James, A. Johns, J. Kearney, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin
St Kilda
G. Dangerfield (capt.), G. Balme, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, R. Cazaly, T. Collins, V. Cumberland, B. Donald, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, H. Hattam, J. James, P. Jory, H. Lever, B. Lowrie, P. Maloney, H. Moyes, A. Sharp
Geelong (7.14.56) defeated St Kilda (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (2), J. Baker, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, H. Marsham, B. Rankin
St Kilda: L. Boyd (2), R. Cazaly, V. Cumberland, G. Dangerfield, A. Sharp
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Billy Orchard
(Geelong),
Gordon Dangerfield
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rawle
Goal Umpire:
A. Salton,
L. Thomas
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
R. Treloar
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balme, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Dangerfield, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ellis, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Hattam, Harrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Jory, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lever, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Maloney, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sharp, Algy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 18 | |||