1936 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1936 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1936 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Dibbs and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, C. Dibbs, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, R. Hickey, F. Johnson, B. Kuhlken, L. Metherell, N. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, N. Tucker
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, J. Bennett, J. Foster, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, J. Harrison, L. Jones, F. Kelly, J. Lewis, H. Long, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Geelong (14.18.102) defeated Melbourne (4.8.32).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (5), G. Abbott (3), T. Quinn (3), J. Evans, P. Hardiman, J. Sellwood
Melbourne: R. Baggott, M. Gibb, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1936
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 70 | GEEL by 70 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Dibbs
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Muller, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 8 | |||