1926 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1926 between Footscray and Geelong during round 12 of the 1926 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Harry Saunders and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, L. Chapple, J. Croft, B. Freyer, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, D. Johnstone, T. McHenry, H. Neill, J. Nunan, A. Outen, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, A. Comben, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, J. Jones, K. Leahy, B. Mills, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, G. Todd, J. Williams
Footscray (7.14.56) were defeated by Geelong (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (2), A. Hopkins (2), F. Aked, G. Anthony, V. Samson
Geelong: C. Rankin (6), L. Hagger (4), E. Fleming (2), J. Chambers, A. Comben, A. Rayson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Harry Saunders
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Doolan
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Anthony, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Freyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Comben, Aubrey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Mills, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 17 | |||