1923 VFL Season: Geelong

These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Corio Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Geelong were defeated by Fitzroy in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1923 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Club: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 9-0-7, P%: 104.0)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final)

Team Leaders

Captain: Bert Rankin
Vice-Captain: Cliff Rankin

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds
Brushfield, Nick	#30	1	0	R06
Coghlan, Arthur	#8	9	0	R02-05, R08-09, R11-12, SF
Dunstone, Jack	#4	14	2	R02-04, R06-08, R11-13, R15-18, SF
Ellis, Ray	#5	2	0	R02, R05
Fleming, Eric	#11	16	18	R02-09, R11-15, R17-18, SF
Fleming, Roy	#17	5	4	R02-03, R05-07
Greeves, Edward	#20	11	9	R08-09, R11-18, SF
Hagger, Lloyd	#14	14	40	R02-03, R07-09, R11-18, SF
Hall, Syd	#28	2	0	R03-04
Harris, George	#29	4	2	R03-06
Hudd, Bill	#31	3	1	R17-18, SF
Johns, Keith	#9	14	3	R02-07, R11, R13-18, SF
Jones, Jockie	#18	8	9	R02-08, R18
Jorgensen, Frank	#23	9	2	R06-09, R14-17, SF
Keane, Bill	#25	8	9	R04, R06-07, R15-18, SF
Mathieson, Jim	#12	15	6	R02-09, R11-16, SF
McCarter, Billy	#24	16	0	R02, R04-09, R11-18, SF
McGregor, Stan	#26	2	0	R02, R05
Nicolson, Ken	#27	12	0	R06-09, R12-18, SF
Pink, Arthur	#1	15	5	R02-05, R08-09, R11-18, SF
Plane, Charlie	#13	15	2	R02-05, R08-09, R11-18, SF
Rankin, Bert	#2	16	0	R02-09, R11-18
Rankin, Cliff	#6	16	43	R02-09, R11-18
Rodgers, Jimmy	#7	6	0	R09, R11-14, R16
Sharland, Wally	#10	4	4	R02-04, R07
Smith, Les	#16	17	1	R02-09, R11-18, SF
Stevenson, Ted	#15	14	1	R05-09, R11-18, SF
Tayler, Alec	#22	5	0	R09, R11-14
Thomas, Stan	#21	16	0	R03-09, R11-18, SF
Todd, George	#19	17	0	R02-09, R11-18, SF

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds
Taylor, Bert	17	9	-0-	8	R02-09, R11-18, SF

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
	Round 1	BYE
12/05/1923	Round 2	Melbourne	HOME	LOSS	MELB by 28	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
19/05/1923	Round 3	Fitzroy	HOME	WIN	GEEL by 10	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
26/05/1923	Round 4	Collingwood	AWAY	LOSS	COLL by 47	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
04/06/1923	Round 5	South Melbourne	AWAY	LOSS	SMLB by 14	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
09/06/1923	Round 6	St Kilda	HOME	WIN	GEEL by 12	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
16/06/1923	Round 7	Richmond	HOME	LOSS	RICH by 6	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
23/06/1923	Round 8	Essendon	AWAY	LOSS	ESSE by 43	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
07/07/1923	Round 9	Carlton	AWAY	WIN	GEEL by 5	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
	Round 10	BYE
21/07/1923	Round 11	Melbourne	AWAY	WIN	GEEL by 19	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
28/07/1923	Round 12	Fitzroy	AWAY	WIN	GEEL by 5	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
04/08/1923	Round 13	Collingwood	HOME	WIN	GEEL by 46	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
11/08/1923	Round 14	South Melbourne	HOME	LOSS	SMLB by 7	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
25/08/1923	Round 15	St Kilda	AWAY	WIN	GEEL by 16	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
01/09/1923	Round 16	Richmond	AWAY	WIN	GEEL by 12	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
08/09/1923	Round 17	Essendon	HOME	LOSS	ESSE by 2	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
15/09/1923	Round 18	Carlton	HOME	WIN	GEEL by 65	Bert Taylor	Bert Rankin
22/09/1923	Semi Final	Fitzroy	AWAY	LOSS	FITZ by 35	Bert Taylor	Billy McCarter

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1923 VFL Season

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