1926 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1926 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 2 of the 1926 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), M. Anthony, V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, C. Gambetta, S. Hepburn, G. Lucas, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, S. Newman, J. Palmer, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, A. Scott, F. Scully, J. Shelton
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, D. Heagney, G. Jerram, K. Leahy, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
St Kilda (15.15.105) were defeated by Geelong (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: F. Phillips (4), B. Cubbins (3), L. May (3), J. Shelton (3), H. Mason, T. Roberts
Geelong: L. Hagger (6), C. Rankin (3), A. Rayson (2), G. Todd (2), J. Chambers, E. Fleming, J. Warren
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | STKL by 27 | GEEL by 21 | STKL by 7 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(St Kilda),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Wilkinson
Goal Umpire:
F. Morgan
Boundary Umpire:
W. Owen
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Palmer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Heagney, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 14 | |||