1920 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1920 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 11 of the 1920 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. In the absence of Dick Lee, vice-captain Ernie Lumsden captained the hosts. Alec Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.

Collingwood
E. Lumsden (capt.), C. Brown, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, L. Lobb, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, C. Tyson, E. Utting, P. Wilson, T. Wraith

Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Clemenger, B. Collins, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, A. Johns, J. Jones, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, J. Mellan, J. Murrell, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, S. Thomas

Collingwood (11.17.83) defeated Geelong (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Curtis (4), E. Utting (2), L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, P. Rowe, P. Wilson
Geelong: L. Hagger (2), A. Johns (2), J. Mathieson

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 July 1920
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 11.17.83 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 3 . 8 8 . 13 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Geelong 1 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin GEEL by 3 level COLL by 29 COLL by 42 COLL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Alec Eason (Geelong)
Captains: Ernie Lumsden (Collingwood), Alec Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 4 ?
5 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
10 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
14 Lobb, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie (ac) ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Con ? ? 1 ?
15 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
27 Rowe, Percy ? ? 1 ?
20 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Utting, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 17

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Clemenger, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 2 ?
22 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
27 Mellan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

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