1936 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1936 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1936 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Charlie Gaudion captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Dibbs.

North Melbourne
C. Gaudion (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Bicknell, T. Brooker, D. Burke, J. Cordner, R. Deller, C. Dixon, A. Duncan, T. Ellis, H. Farmer, B. Findlay, B. Guthrie, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, R. Taylor, L. Tyrrell, J. Wrout

Geelong
G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Dibbs, J. Evans, A. Everett, J. Gaudion, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, R. Hickey, F. Johnson, B. Kuhlken, L. Metherell, N. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, L. Slack

North Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by Geelong (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: H. Farmer (5), R. Deller, B. Findlay, R. Sitch, J. Wrout
Geelong: L. Hardiman (6), G. Abbott (2), J. Evans, T. Quinn, L. Slack

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 9 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 9.14.68 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 7 2 . 7 6 . 12 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Geelong 0 . 1 6 . 6 7 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin NMLB by 18 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne), Charlie Dibbs (Geelong)
Captains: Charlie Gaudion (North Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward
Goal Umpire: J. Drysdale
Boundary Umpire: B. Burke

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Brooker, Tom ? ? 0 ?
7 Burke, Dave ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
9 Deller, Roy ? ? 1 ?
21 Dixon, Colin ? ? 0 ?
10 Duncan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Farmer, Horrie ? ? 5 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Guthrie, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Sitch, Roy ? ? 1 ?
16 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
29 Taylor, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 0 ?
3 Wrout, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaudion, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 6 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 Muller, Nick ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 8

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