1926 VFL Season Round 9: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1926 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round nine of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Adams captained the hosts. Cliff Rankin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.

Fitzroy (10.9.69) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 June 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 10.9.69 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 2 8 . 3 10 . 6 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Geelong 5 . 4 9 . 7 10 . 11 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Adams
Coach: Vic Belcher

Geelong

Captain: Cliff Rankin
Coach: Cliff Rankin

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Anderson, Doug ? ? 1 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Carey, Bert ? ? 2 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 3 ?
7 Truman, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 9

Geelong

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