1920 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1920 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1920 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval. Alec Eason captained the hosts. Dick Lee captained the visitors with Ernie Lumsden as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, L. Healy, A. Johns, P. Martini, P. McQueen, B. Moulden, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, L. Stephens, S. Thomas

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), E. Lumsden (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Buck, H. Curtis, A. Dillon, T. Drummond, C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, H. Saunders, M. Seddon, M. Sheehy, C. Tyson, E. Utting, E. Wilson, P. Wilson

Geelong (7.8.50) were defeated by Collingwood (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (2), A. Johns (2), C. Rankin (2), P. Martini
Collingwood: E. Lumsden (3), D. Lee (2), H. Curtis, E. Utting

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 8 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.8.50 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 0 4 . 2 6 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Collingwood 2 . 2 4 . 8 5 . 9 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin GEEL by 4 COLL by 6 GEEL by 4 COLL by 5 COLL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Eason (Geelong), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Alec Eason (Geelong), Dick Lee (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Ernie Lumsden (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
25 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 2 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
10 McQueen, Phil ? ? 0 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 2 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Stephens, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Buck, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Dillon, Artie ? ? 0 ?
6 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie (vc) ? ? 3 ?
16 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
15 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
17 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
17 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Utting, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

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