1923 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1923 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 11 of the 1923 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Charlie Lilley captained the hosts.
Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
Melbourne
C. Lilley (capt.), J. Abernethy, M. Anthony, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, H. Dunbar, T. Elliott, H. Harker, G. Heinz, J. Makin, D. Mollison, V. Moore, J. Robertson, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh, A. Wilson
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, A. Pink, C. Plane, J. Rodgers, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, A. Tayler, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Melbourne (8.8.56) were defeated by Geelong (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (3), J. Abernethy (2), D. Taylor (2), H. Harker
Geelong: C. Rankin (5), L. Hagger (3), J. Dunstone, K. Johns
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,353
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Wilson
(Melbourne),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Charlie Lilley
(Melbourne),
Bert Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Elliott, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Makin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Moore, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 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) | 10 | 15 | |||