1925 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1925 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 4 of the 1925 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. 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. Clayden, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, J. Lawn, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, E. Wilson

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, B. Hudd, K. Leahy, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

Collingwood (13.9.87) were defeated by Geelong (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Lawn (3), B. Makeham (3), G. Coventry (2), L. Stainsby (2), R. Baker, B. Libbis, L. Murphy
Geelong: J. Warren (3), L. Hagger (2), J. Paterson (2), G. Todd (2), E. Fleming, C. Rankin, A. Rayson, T. Stevenson

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Geelong
Score: 13.9.87 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 1 4 . 6 9 . 7 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Geelong 4 . 7 5 . 9 10 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin GEEL by 24 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Cliff Rankin (Geelong)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), Cliff Rankin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 1 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Lawn, Jim ? ? 3 ?
16 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
29 Makeham, Bob ? ? 3 ?
20 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Stainsby, Les ? ? 2 ?
25 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Leahy, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Paterson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 2 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 3 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 12

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