1919 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1919 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1919 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by George Heinz.

Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Connole, A. Gray, C. Hall, J. House, S. Huntington, C. Kenney, C. Lilley, L. Little, B. Love, P. Love, H. Matthews, B. McKenzie, B. Shelton, E. Tonkin, G. Walker

Geelong
H. Allen, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, J. Clemenger, B. Collins, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, L. Healy, S. James, A. Johns, M. Kroger, P. Martini, E. Peck, B. Rankin, D. Reed, R. Sutterby

Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Geelong (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Tonkin (2), B. Allen, S. Huntington, P. Love, H. Matthews, B. McKenzie
Geelong: D. Reed (4), T. Brownlees (3), L. Hagger (2), J. Clemenger

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 June 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 1,924

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 7.10.52 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 3 7 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Geelong 1 . 1 6 . 7 8 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin MELB by 13 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Heinz (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: George Heinz (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Connole, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
26 Hall, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Huntington, Stan ? ? 1 ?
17 Kenney, Con ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Little, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Love, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Love, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 1 ?
4 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 1 ?
30 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Tonkin, Eric ? ? 2 ?
16 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Harry ? ? 0 ?
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 3 ?
15 Clemenger, John ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
25 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 James, Syd ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
26 Kroger, Max ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
30 Reed, Doy ? ? 4 ?
23 Sutterby, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 12

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