1926 VFL Round 15: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1926 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1926 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Gerry Donnelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Gerry Donnelly.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, L. Laver, K. Leahy, F. Mockridge, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, B. Taylor, G. Todd, J. Williams
North Melbourne
G. Donnelly (capt.), H. Barnes, G. Bolt, G. Britt, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lovett, F. Metcalf, J. Nolan, B. Russ, D. Walsh, J. Wood
Geelong (15.22.112) defeated North Melbourne (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Stevenson (4), L. Hagger (3), B. Taylor (2), G. Todd (2), E. Fleming, R. Fleming, C. Rankin, L. Smith
North Melbourne: J. Nolan (2), B. Russ (2), H. Johnston, D. Lindsay, J. Lovett
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.22.112 - 7.6.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 22 | 15 | . | 22 | (112) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 57 | GEEL by 64 | GEEL by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Gerry Donnelly
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Gerry Donnelly
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Rowe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Laver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Barnes, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Bolt, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Britt, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Donnelly, Gerry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Healy, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Johnston, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lindsay, Duncan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Linton, Curly | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lock, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lovett, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nolan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||