1924 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1924 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1924 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Lloyd Hagger captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Lloyd Hagger and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Geelong
L. Hagger (capt.), H. Britter, N. Brushfield, A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, S. Hall, B. Hudd, F. Jorgensen, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Rankin, W. Sharland, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), M. Anthony, W. Carter, B. Corbett, E. Dunbar, H. Dunbar, D. Elliman, T. Elliott, H. Harker, G. Heinz, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, J. Robertson, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh, S. Wittman
Geelong (9.19.73) defeated Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), K. Nicolson (2), C. Rankin (2), F. Jorgensen, A. Pink
Melbourne: H. Harker (4), G. Heinz (2), D. Mollison (2), H. Dunbar
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 22 | GEEL by 6 | MELB by 13 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong),
Gordon Rattray
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Britter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dunbar, Edgar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Elliman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Elliott, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||