1926 VFL Round 13: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1926 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1926 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Bill Cubbins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, J. Jones, K. Leahy, B. Mills, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, B. Taylor, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, W. Eicke, J. Fidler, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, H. Kuhl, H. Lakin, J. Lord, G. Lucas, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, F. Phillips, B. Rae, J. Shelton

Geelong (12.18.90) defeated St Kilda (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), J. Jones (2), B. Mills (2), A. Rayson (2), J. Warren (2), B. Taylor
St Kilda: B. Cubbins (2), W. Eicke (2), H. Lakin

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 August 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 12.18.90 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 5 5 . 8 10 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
St Kilda 2 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin GEEL by 20 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 52 GEEL by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Norm Clark (St Kilda)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Bill Cubbins (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Jockie ? ? 2 ?
25 Leahy, Ken ? ? 0 ?
13 Mills, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Taylor, Bill ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 18

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
1 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
37 Eicke, Wels ? ? 2 ?
29 Fidler, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
26 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
3 Kuhl, Harry ? ? 0 ?
36 Lakin, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
32 May, Len ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
35 Rae, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

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