1921 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1921 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1921 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval. Harold Craven captained the hosts. Dick Lee captained the visitors with Les Hughes as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), L. Hughes (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Buck, G. Coventry, T. Drummond, C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, L. Murphy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, T. Scanlon, M. Seddon, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, R. Webb, E. Wilson

Geelong (10.12.72) defeated Collingwood (6.11.47).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (3), L. Hagger (2), B. Bendle, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, K. Johns, M. Kroger
Collingwood: D. Lee (2), G. Coventry, C. Laxton, P. Rowe, T. Scanlon

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 23 July 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 10.12.72 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 4 . 6 6 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Collingwood 3 . 1 5 . 2 6 . 5 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 2 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bendle, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 1 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 1 ?
12 Kroger, Max ? ? 1 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharland, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Buck, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les (vc) ? ? 0 ?
21 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Rowe, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Scanlon, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
20 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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