1930 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1930 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1930 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Collins, B. Cutler, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, C. Jackson, W. Jackson, B. Johnson, H. Long, B. MacDonald, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, S. Wittman

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, S. Hall, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, L. Vautier, J. Williams

Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated Geelong (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (6), I. Warne-Smith (3), B. Johnson (2), H. Davidson, H. Long, D. Taylor
Geelong: T. Baker (2), R. Hickey (2), B. Kuhlken (2), P. Hardiman, T. Llewellyn

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 May 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 14,909

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 14.16.100 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 4 7 . 9 13 . 13 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Geelong 0 . 0 3 . 7 3 . 11 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin MELB by 34 MELB by 26 MELB by 62 MELB by 37 MELB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Johnston

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Cutler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Davidson, Hec ? ? 1 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Jackson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
28 Jackson, Webber ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 6 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 3 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 2 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 15

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