1923 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1923 between Carlton and Geelong during round 9 of the 1923 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Horrie Clover captained the hosts. Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Horrie Clover and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), M. Beasy, H. Bell, B. Blackman, G. Bolt, R. Brew, J. Davies, A. Duncan, G. Goodrick, T. Hart, R. Hiskins, L. Husband, S. McLatchie, P. O'Brien, F. Pringle, F. Pritchard, D. Whannell, B. Wilson

Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, F. Jorgensen, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Plane, J. Rodgers, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, A. Tayler, S. Thomas, G. Todd

Carlton (13.10.88) were defeated by Geelong (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Duncan (4), H. Clover (3), T. Hart (2), S. McLatchie (2), R. Brew, J. Davies
Geelong: C. Rankin (5), L. Hagger (4), E. Fleming (3), E. Greeves

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 July 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 13.10.88 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Geelong 5 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 11 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Bert Taylor (Geelong)
Captains: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Bert Rankin (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Cliff Rankin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Bell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Blackman, Billy ? ? 0 ?
16 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray ? ? 1 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 3 ?
30 Davies, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
20 Duncan, Alex ? ? 4 ?
29 Goodrick, Garney ? ? 0 ?
19 Hart, Tom ? ? 2 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Husband, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 McLatchie, Stewart ? ? 2 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Pringle, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Pritchard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Whannell, Dan ? ? 0 ?
6 Wilson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 3 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 1 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 4 ?
23 Jorgensen, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
27 Nicolson, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Pink, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Plane, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Rankin, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (vc) ? ? 5 ?
7 Rodgers, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Tayler, Alec ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 15

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