1920 VFL Season Round 18: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1920 between Melbourne and Geelong during round eighteen of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. Alec Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.

Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Geelong (17.14.116).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 4 September 1920
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 2,732

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.15.87 - 17.14.116

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 5 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Geelong 1 . 3 7 . 11 12 . 14 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Margin MELB by 19 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

Geelong

Captain: Alec Eason
Coach: Alec Eason

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Beaumont

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 1 ?
23 Boyd, Les ? ? 4 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
34 Dobrigh, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 1 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 3 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Little, Leo ? ? 2 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
35 Neal, Aubrey ? ? 0 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowe, Vern ? ? 1 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Clemenger, John ? ? 1 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
22 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 1 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 2 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 2 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 6 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sharland, Wally ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 14

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