1915 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1915 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 3 of the 1915 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Jack McKenzie captained the hosts.
Billy Orchard captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie.
Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, A. Fraser, A. George, J. Hassett, B. Hendrie, J. Huntington, T. Johnston, B. McKenzie, R. Park, P. Rodriguez, G. Walker
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), H. Allen, L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Dalton, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, L. James, A. Johns, B. Jones, J. Kearney, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, S. Thomas
Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Geelong (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (5), J. Huntington (3), R. Park (3), J. Baquie (2), B. Allen, J. McKenzie
Geelong: T. Brownlees (4), P. Martini (4), B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, A. Johns, B. McCarter
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
6,156
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
Billy Orchard
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Foletta,
J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire:
F. Dainty,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Bryan, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Doubleday, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fraser, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | George, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hassett, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Johnston, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McKenzie, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Park, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodriguez, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allen, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 11 | |||