1915 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1915 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Billy Orchard captained the hosts.
Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack McKenzie.
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, O. Armstrong, J. Audsley, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, G. Gill, L. James, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas, J. Thompson
Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Brake, H. Brereton, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, A. George, R. Gibb, A. Gray, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, T. Johnston, C. Lilley, R. Lowell, R. Park, G. Walker
Geelong (5.9.39) were defeated by Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brownlees (3), B. Eason, B. Orchard
Melbourne: R. Park (4), J. Baquie (2), H. Brereton, J. Doubleday, A. George, J. Huntington, J. McKenzie
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Billy Orchard
(Geelong),
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Goal Umpire:
F. Bartlett,
C. Bell
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Armstrong, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Audsley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Gill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stokes, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Thompson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Brake, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Doubleday, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | George, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Gibb, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hassett, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Johnston, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lowell, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McKenzie, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Park, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 13 | |||