1921 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1921 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 3 of the 1921 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Dick Lee captained the hosts with Les Hughes as vice-captain. Harold Craven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale.

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), L. Hughes (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Buck, B. Colechin, G. Coventry, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, T. Hammond, C. McCarthy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Seddon, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, R. Webb

Geelong
H. Craven (capt.), B. Bendle, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, J. Gray, V. Gross, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Jones, M. Kroger, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, N. Rollason, H. Smith, S. Thomas

Collingwood (16.9.105) defeated Geelong (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: C. McCarthy (4), G. Coventry (3), D. Lee (3), L. Hughes (2), R. Webb (2), H. Curtis, T. Drummond
Geelong: C. Rankin (7), L. Hagger (3), A. Eason, K. Johns, J. Jones

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 16.9.105 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 0 9 . 3 12 . 4 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Geelong 6 . 3 6 . 4 9 . 7 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin GEEL by 21 COLL by 17 COLL by 15 COLL by 18 COLL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Dick Lee (Collingwood), Harold Craven (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Les Hughes (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beaumont
Boundary Umpire: Pullen

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Buck, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Colechin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 1 ?
5 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 1 ?
10 Hammond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les (vc) ? ? 2 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 3 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 4 ?
18 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
21 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bendle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 1 ?
17 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 1 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 1 ?
12 Kroger, Max ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 7 ?
5 Rollason, Neville ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 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