1917 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1917 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1917 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval.
Harry Marsham captained the hosts.
Jock McHale captained the visitors with Percy Wilson as vice-captain.
The visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, J. Gray, G. Hope, A. Johns, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, E. Peck, B. Rankin, L. Tasker, S. Thomas
Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), P. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, C. Brown, B. Colechin, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, D. Lee, S. MacKechnie, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, T. Wraith
Geelong (6.7.43) were defeated by Collingwood (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (2), T. Brownlees, N. MacKay, H. Marsham, E. Peck
Collingwood: D. Lee (4), H. Curtis, J. McHale, H. Saunders, T. Wraith
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.7.43 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | COLL by 5 | GEEL by 9 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Harry Marsham
(Geelong),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Percy Wilson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Davie, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hope, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | MacKay, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tasker, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | MacKechnie, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McHale, Jock (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reynolds, Pen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Sheehy, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wraith, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||