1926 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1926 between Geelong and Carlton during round 3 of the 1926 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, A. Comben, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, G. Jerram, J. Jones, F. Mockridge, C. Mulroyan, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), H. Blackmore, T. Brewis, H. Clover, N. Collins, F. Donoghue, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Irwin, J. Kelly, H. McPherson, C. McSwain, J. Morrissey, T. Mullens, F. Mutch, H. Rumney, G. Styles, J. Watson

Geelong (9.10.64) defeated Carlton (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (2), A. Rayson (2), J. Chambers, E. Fleming, J. Jones, C. Rankin, J. Warren
Carlton: H. Clover (4), T. Mullens (2), T. Brewis, H. McPherson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 May 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 9.10.64 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 3 5 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Carlton 0 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Brushfield, Nick ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Comben, Aubrey ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Jockie ? ? 1 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Mulroyan, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Blackmore, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 1 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 4 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 McPherson, Harry ? ? 1 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Mullens, Tom ? ? 2 ?
9 Mutch, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
19 Styles, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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