1933 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1933 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1933 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Colin Niven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), C. Coles, J. Collins, E. Greeves, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, R. McDonald, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, A. Muller, E. Orr, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, T. Stapleton, G. Todd, J. Walker, J. Williams

Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), B. Avery, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, B. Johnson, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, J. Power, J. Sambell, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff

Geelong (13.12.90) defeated Melbourne (11.6.72).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (5), L. Hardiman (2), C. Coles, J. Collins, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, L. Metherell, T. Quinn
Melbourne: G. Margitich (4), B. Johnson (3), B. Avery, B. Deague, D. Hooper, C. Niven

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 May 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 13.12.90 - 11.6.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 7 . 7 10 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 5 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Margin GEEL by 1 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Frank Hughes (Melbourne)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Colin Niven (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Collins GEEL 10 3
Reg Hickey GEEL 18 2
Rowley Fischer MELB 8 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 1 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 2 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 5 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
8 Orr, Eric ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stapleton, Tom ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 1 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
16 Glass, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 1 ?
11 Johnson, Bob ? ? 3 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 4 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
10 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
31 Power, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Sambell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 6

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