1914 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1914 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 18 of the 1914 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. In the absence of Dan Minogue, vice-captain Paddy Rowan captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Billy Orchard.

Collingwood
P. Rowan (capt.), G. Anderson, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, P. Gibb, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, D. Lee, H. Matheson, J. McHale, A. Mutch, P. Reynolds, T. Rowell, J. Sadler, M. Seddon, P. Wilson

Geelong
H. Allen, L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, B. Eason, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, J. Slater

Collingwood (4.10.34) were defeated by Geelong (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Hughes, D. Lee, H. Matheson, M. Seddon
Geelong: P. Martini (3), B. Eason (2), J. Baker, D. Grigg, A. Johns

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 August 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Geelong
Score: 4.10.34 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 10 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Geelong 1 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin level COLL by 2 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Billy Orchard (Geelong)
Captains: Paddy Rowan (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rawle
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: F. Dainty, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
12 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 1 ?
17 Matheson, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
16 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
24 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
21 Rowan, Paddy (ac) ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Seddon, Mal ? ? 1 ?
29 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Allen, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Baker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
12 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
26 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
20 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
6 James, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 1 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 3 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

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