1924 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1924 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1924 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Lloyd Hagger captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Lloyd Hagger.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, M. Anthony, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, D. Elliman, T. Elliott, B. Ewer, G. Heinz, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, V. Moore, B. Shelton, G. Simmonds, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh
Geelong
L. Hagger (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, S. Hall, B. Hudd, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, J. Paterson, A. Pink, C. Plane, W. Sharland, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Melbourne (5.9.39) were defeated by Geelong (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (2), D. Elliman, G. Heinz, G. Simmonds
Geelong: N. Brushfield (2), E. Fleming (2), L. Hagger, S. Hall, B. McCarter, A. Pink
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
7,382
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Melbourne),
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Lloyd Hagger
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliman, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Elliott, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ewer, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Moore, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||