1926 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1926 between Geelong and Essendon during round 7 of the 1926 VFL season.
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
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, L. Laver, B. Mills, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, S. Carman, J. Dolan, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, J. Kidd, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
Geelong (13.11.89) defeated Essendon (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), J. Warren (3), E. Fleming (2), C. Rankin (2), A. Rayson (2), L. Smith
Essendon: V. Irwin (3), J. Kidd (2), J. Vosti (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||