1923 VFL Round 14: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1923 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1923 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bert Rankin captained the hosts with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Taylor and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, K. Johns, F. Jorgensen, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Plane, J. Rodgers, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, A. Tayler, S. Thomas, G. Todd
South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, A. Hando, T. Hynes, T. Johnson, F. Laird, H. Matthews, W. Matthews, J. O'Connell, F. Ross, B. Russell, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, M. Tandy, A. Wood
Geelong (8.15.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Fleming (3), L. Hagger (2), E. Greeves, K. Johns, C. Rankin
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), B. Condon (2), H. Alexander, M. Brown, A. Wood
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.15.63 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | GEEL by 25 | level | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Taylor
(Geelong),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bert Rankin
(Geelong),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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) | 8 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexander, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hando, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hynes, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Matthews, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Connell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Ross, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Russell, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sutton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 10 | |||