1917 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 6-0-9, P%: 79.3%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 25
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Percy Martini (23)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Bert Rankin

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Harry Marsham
Vice-Captain(s): Percy Martini

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Les #1 14 R01, R03-R15 1
Baker, Jack #2 14 R01-R14 3
Brady, Tom #22 2 R02-R03 0
Brownlees, Tom #3 15 R01-R15 5
Collins, Basil #5 14 R01-R06, R08-R15 1
Craven, Harold #4 15 R01-R15 4
Davie, Bert #21 14 R02-R15 0
Ellingsen, Percy #7 11 R01, R06-R15 18
Gray, Jack #8 11 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R12, R14 1
Hagger, Lloyd #14 5 R11-R15 7
Hodgins, Frank #6 6 R01, R03, R06, R10-R11, R15 2
Hope, George #24 5 R03-R05, R13, R15 0
Johns, Alwyn #9 13 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R15 0
Kearney, Jim #16 15 R01-R15 3
MacKay, Norm #20 14 R01-R10, R12-R15 3
Maguire, Vin #12 14 R01-R13, R15 3
Marsham, Harry #10 15 R01-R15 6
Martini, Percy #11 15 R01-R15 23
McLennan, Gus #17 1 R02 0
Moulden, Bill #17 9 R06-R09, R11-R15 1
Peck, Eric #19 11 R02-R10, R13-R14 8
Rankin, Bert #13 15 R01-R15 3
Stokes, Dick #14 3 R01, R06-R07 0
Tasker, Leo #18 5 R01-R05 2
Thomas, Stan #15 14 R01-R12, R14-R15 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
12/05/1917 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 34 unknown Harry Marsham
19/05/1917 Round 2 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 18 unknown Harry Marsham
26/05/1917 Round 3 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 38 unknown Harry Marsham
04/06/1917 Round 4 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 1 unknown Harry Marsham
09/06/1917 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 14 unknown Harry Marsham
16/06/1917 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 3 unknown Harry Marsham
23/06/1917 Round 7 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 13 unknown Harry Marsham
30/06/1917 Round 8 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 47 unknown Harry Marsham
07/07/1917 Round 9 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 5 unknown Harry Marsham
14/07/1917 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 56 unknown Harry Marsham
21/07/1917 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 49 unknown Harry Marsham
28/07/1917 Round 12 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 19 unknown Harry Marsham
11/08/1917 Round 13 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 8 unknown Harry Marsham
18/08/1917 Round 14 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 33 unknown Harry Marsham
25/08/1917 Round 15 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 2 unknown Harry Marsham