1929 VFL Season Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1929 between Melbourne and Geelong during round thirteen of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Melbourne (6.14.50) defeated Geelong (6.12.48).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 July 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,834

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 6.14.50 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 13 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Geelong 3 . 3 4 . 7 4 . 10 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin GEEL by 6 GEEL by 7 MELB by 9 MELB by 2 MELB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Arthur Coghlan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Clarke

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
37 Cassidy, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
24 Haw, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 Jones, Tom ? ? 1 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 2 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Mulroyan, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
3 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Stokes, Mac ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 1 ?
12 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

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