1925 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 October 1925 between Collingwood and Geelong in the grand final of the 1925 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Charlie Tyson captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, J. Lawn, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, D. Heagney, B. Hudd, K. Johns, K. Leahy, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Collingwood (9.15.69) were defeated by Geelong (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: F. Murphy (2), L. Stainsby (2), R. Webb (2), R. Baker, H. Chesswas, C. Tyson
Geelong: C. Rankin (5), J. Chambers, L. Hagger, S. Hall, D. Heagney, T. Stevenson
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 October 1925
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
64,288
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
9.15.69 - 10.19.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
E. Jenkins,
D. Wheeler
Boundary Umpire:
G. Laity,
W. Naismith
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lawn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Stainsby, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Webb, Reynolds | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Heagney, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 19 | |||