1923 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1923 between Geelong and Carlton during round 18 of the 1923 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval. Bert Rankin captained the hosts with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain. Paddy O'Brien captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Taylor and the visitors were coached by Horrie Clover.

Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, B. Hudd, K. Johns, J. Jones, B. Keane, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Plane, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd

Carlton
P. O'Brien (capt.), M. Beasy, H. Bell, B. Blackman, H. Blackmore, R. Brew, N. Chandler, J. Davies, R. Dick, A. Duncan, R. Faust, G. Goodrick, T. Hart, C. Hill, R. Hiskins, L. Husband, H. Toole, J. Watson

Geelong (15.13.103) defeated Carlton (4.14.38).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (8), C. Rankin (4), E. Fleming, B. Hudd, B. Keane
Carlton: M. Beasy, A. Duncan, G. Goodrick, R. Hiskins

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 September 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 15.13.103 - 4.14.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 7 . 5 15 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Carlton 1 . 4 3 . 9 3 . 11 4 . 14 4 . 14 (38)
Margin GEEL by 24 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 72 GEEL by 65 GEEL by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Petrie

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Dunstone, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 8 ?
31 Hudd, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
25 Keane, Bill ? ? 1 ?
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) ? ? 4 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
14 Bell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Blackman, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 Blackmore, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Chandler, Newton ? ? 0 ?
30 Davies, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
18 Dick, Roy ? ? 0 ?
20 Duncan, Alex ? ? 1 ?
8 Faust, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
29 Goodrick, Garney ? ? 1 ?
19 Hart, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Hill, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 1 ?
31 Husband, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Toole, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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