1926 VFL Season Round 7: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1926 between Geelong and Essendon during round seven of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Geelong (13.11.89) defeated Essendon (7.9.51).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Monday 7 June 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 25,600

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 13.11.89 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 2 6 . 5 11 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Essendon 2 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 9 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin GEEL by 18 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Cliff Rankin
Coach: Cliff Rankin

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 2 ?
10 Fleming, Roy ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Laver, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Mills, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
5 Paterson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 3 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 3 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

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