1920 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1920 between Geelong and Carlton during round 7 of the 1920 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval. Alec Eason captained the hosts. Charlie Fisher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), J. Clemenger, B. Collins, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, L. Healy, A. Hewitson, B. Jones, J. Jones, J. Kearney, P. Martini, J. Mathieson, J. Murrell, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, S. Thomas

Carlton
C. Fisher (capt.), B. Boromeo, C. Canet, N. Chandler, H. Clover, C. Clowe, D. Crone, P. Daykin, L. Downs, R. Hiskins, D. Keily, F. Martin, S. McLatchie, F. Mercovich, J. Morrissey, P. O'Brien, W. Raleigh, J. Stephenson

Geelong (9.16.70) were defeated by Carlton (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (3), L. Hagger (2), J. Clemenger, B. Collins, V. Gross, J. Jones
Carlton: H. Clover (5), C. Fisher (2), L. Downs, S. McLatchie, F. Mercovich, J. Stephenson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 12 June 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Carlton
Score: 9.16.70 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 5 . 8 5 . 9 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Carlton 3 . 5 5 . 7 10 . 13 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin CARL by 9 GEEL by 1 CARL by 34 CARL by 9 CARL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Eason (Geelong), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Alec Eason (Geelong), Charlie Fisher (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Clemenger, John ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 1 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 1 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
25 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hewitson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Jones, Jockie ? ? 1 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Boromeo, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Chandler, Newton ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 5 ?
14 Clowe, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
15 Crone, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Lyle ? ? 1 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
4 Keily, Dan ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
21 McLatchie, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
13 Mercovich, Frank ? ? 1 ?
30 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Raleigh, Wally ? ? 0 ?
3 Stephenson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

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