1926 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1926 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1926 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, B. Mills, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, B. Taylor, G. Todd, J. Warren
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, F. Dick, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Geelong (8.19.67) defeated Melbourne (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Fleming (3), C. Rankin (3), G. Jerram, B. Taylor
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), I. Warne-Smith (2), C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Moyes, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
21,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Mills, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Dick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 5 | |||