1932 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1932 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1932 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Frank Vine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), B. Anderson, J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, J. Harbison, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, M. Lamb, G. Leishman, R. McDonald, J. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, J. Davidson, B. Deague, A. Dickens, B. Earle, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, H. Long, W. Murray, G. Ogden, T. Ogden, E. Pemberton, L. Riley, A. Roberts, A. Ryan, B. Vanthoff

Geelong (15.14.104) defeated Melbourne (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (10), J. Sellwood (2), J. Collins, G. Leishman, T. Quinn
Melbourne: D. Hooper (2), L. Riley (2), P. Beames

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 August 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 15.14.104 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 6 10 . 7 12 . 13 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 5 3 . 7 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin GEEL by 22 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 60 GEEL by 61 GEEL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Frank Vine (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Carney GEEL 12 3
Frank Vine MELB 23 2
Reg Hickey GEEL 18 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Anderson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Harbison, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
2 Leishman, Gus ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 10 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
26 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 2 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 2 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Ogden, Terry ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 5 13

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