1928 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1928 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1928 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Tom Fitzmaurice captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, A. Hope, T. McConville, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
Geelong
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, F. Keppel, F. Mockridge, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Melbourne (6.11.47) defeated Geelong (4.16.40).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Vine (2), B. Chadwick, H. Dunbar, A. Hope, T. McConville
Geelong: T. Fitzmaurice (2), E. Fleming, J. Warren
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 16 | 4 | . | 16 | 4 | . | 16 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 8 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
R. Carnaby
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hope, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Plunkett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 16 | |||