1923 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1923 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 4 of the 1923 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Harry Curtis captained the hosts with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
Collingwood
H. Curtis (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), T. Baker, H. Chesswas, E. Cock, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, R. Hannah, C. Lee, H. Lingwood-Smith, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, C. Tyson, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, S. Hall, G. Harris, K. Johns, J. Jones, B. Keane, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, A. Pink, C. Plane, W. Sharland, L. Smith, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Collingwood (16.23.119) defeated Geelong (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: E. Cock (4), B. Makeham (4), G. Coventry (2), C. Tyson (2), T. Baker, H. Chesswas, S. Coventry, R. Webb
Geelong: J. Jones (3), J. Mathieson (3), C. Rankin (3), J. Dunstone
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.23.119 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | COLL by 15 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 57 | COLL by 47 | COLL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Harry Curtis
(Collingwood),
Bert Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Saunders
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Maguire
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cock, Eric | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Curtis, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hannah, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lee, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lingwood-Smith, Hector | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Saunders, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tyson, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Webb, Reynolds | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Harris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Keane, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||