1935 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1935 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1935 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, C. Coles, J. Evans, A. Everett, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, J. Holden, L. Lamb, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, B. Troughton, J. Tucker
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), F. Backway, J. Ball, P. Beames, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, A. Gillespie-Jones, D. Hooper, G. Jones, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, B. Sweeney, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Geelong (14.20.104) defeated Melbourne (16.6.102).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (7), J. Metherell (2), L. Metherell (2), L. Hardiman, A. McGregor, T. Quinn
Melbourne: M. Gibb (9), R. Wartman (4), P. Beames (2), J. Mueller
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Parratt
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Holden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lamb, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McGregor, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Backway, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 15 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Sweeney, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 6 | |||