1915 VFL Season Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1915 between Geelong and Melbourne during round twelve of the 1915 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Billy Orchard captained the hosts.
Jack McKenzie captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack McKenzie.
Geelong (5.9.39) were defeated by Melbourne (11.13.79).
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
A. WickhamGoal Umpires
F. BartlettC. Bell
Boundary Umpires
W. HarveyM. 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 | |||