1920 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1920 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1920 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Alec Eason captained the hosts.
George Heinz captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Gerald Brosnan.
Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Clemenger, B. Collins, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, A. Johns, J. Jones, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, J. Mellan, J. Murrell, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, S. Thomas
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, M. Anthony, L. Boyd, B. Campbell, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, A. Gray, H. Harker, J. Huntington, S. Hutcheson, C. Lilley, H. Matthews, H. Odgers, C. Streeter, E. Tonkin, G. Walker
Geelong (16.17.113) defeated Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (6), J. Clemenger (4), J. Mellan (2), A. Eason, A. Johns, J. Jones, B. Rankin
Melbourne: H. Harker (2), G. Heinz (2), B. Campbell, B. Chadwick
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 65 | GEEL by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
Gerald Brosnan
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
George Heinz
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clemenger, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eason, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gross, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mellan, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Murrell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Campbell, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Farrow, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hutcheson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 12 | |||