1908 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1908 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1908 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Eddie Drohan captained the visitors with Bob Nash as vice-captain.
The visitors were coached by Ted Rowell.
Geelong
Back:
R. Brownlees, T. Rankin, B. McKinley
Half-back:
E. Newling, C. Cameron, P. Stephens
Centre:
G. Doull, D. Grigg, P. Scown
Half-forward:
F. Moran, H. Bennett, B. Eason
Forward:
T. Hardiman, B. Orchard, L. Gell
Follower:
J. Slater, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
Collingwood
Back:
B. Carden, B. Nash (vice-capt.), A. Dummett
Half-back:
B. Rush, M. Herbert, F. Wilcher
Centre:
P. Gibb, J. McHale, T. Rowell
Half-forward:
A. Dunstan, H. Pears, E. Drohan (capt.)
Forward:
D. Ryan, D. Lee, B. Heatley
Follower:
G. Angus, L. Hughes, T. Baxter
Geelong (12.13.85) defeated Collingwood (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Gell (3), B. Eason (2), J. Hassett (2), B. Orchard (2), D. Grigg, T. Hardiman, J. Slater
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), B. Heatley, D. Ryan
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.13.85 - 5.8.38
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 47 | GEEL by 47 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ted Rowell
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Eddie Drohan
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bob Nash
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Wregg
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennett, Herb | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brownlees, Rupe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gell, Les | FPR | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Angus, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Tom | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carden, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie (c) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dummett, Alf | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunstan, Alex | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heatley, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Herbert, Marshall | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hughes, Les | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lee, Dick | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nash, Bob (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pears, Harry | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rowell, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rush, Bob | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Dave | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wilcher, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Carden | B. Nash (vc) | A. Dummett | J. Slater |
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| L. Gell | B. Orchard | T. Hardiman | H. Young (c) |
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| B. Rush | M. Herbert | F. Wilcher |
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| B. Eason | H. Bennett | F. Moran |
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| P. Gibb | J. McHale | T. Rowell |
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| P. Scown | D. Grigg | G. Doull | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | G. Angus |
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| HALF-FORWARD | L. Hughes |
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| A. Dunstan | H. Pears | E. Drohan (c) | T. Baxter |
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| P. Stephens | C. Cameron | E. Newling |
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| D. Ryan | D. Lee | B. Heatley |
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| B. McKinley | T. Rankin | R. Brownlees |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Ted Rowell | ||||||||||||||