1917 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1917 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1917 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval. Harry Marsham captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, P. Ellingsen, L. Hagger, F. Hodgins, G. Hope, A. Johns, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, B. Moulden, B. Rankin, S. Thomas

Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), G. Anderson, C. Brown, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, C. Laxton, C. Lee, E. Lumsden, J. McHale, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, J. Sadler, H. Saunders, J. Sharp, M. Sheehy, T. Wraith

Geelong (8.17.65) defeated Collingwood (9.9.63).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (4), P. Ellingsen, L. Hagger, F. Hodgins, V. Maguire
Collingwood: G. Dobrigh (2), C. Laxton (2), E. Lumsden (2), A. Mutch (2), J. McHale

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 25 August 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 8.17.65 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 6 4 . 13 7 . 15 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Collingwood 1 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Harry Marsham (Geelong), Percy Wilson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 1 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
6 Hodgins, Frank ? ? 1 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 1 ?
10 Marsham, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 4 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 2 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
12 Lee, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 1 ?
27 Mutch, Alec ? ? 2 ?
19 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 9

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