1924 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1924 between Melbourne and Geelong during round fifteen of the 1924 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the 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 (5.9.39) were defeated by Geelong (8.8.56).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 5.9.39 - 8.8.56

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

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Geelong

Captain: Lloyd Hagger
Coach: Lloyd Hagger

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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