1926 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1926 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 16 of the 1926 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Charlie Tyson, vice-captain Syd Coventry captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
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
Collingwood (8.16.64) were defeated by Geelong (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Makeham (2), R. Baker, J. Beveridge, H. Collier, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, B. Libbis
Geelong: R. Fleming (4), L. Hagger (4), T. Stevenson (2), G. Jerram, K. Leahy, C. Rankin, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
26,550
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
8.16.64 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | COLL by 14 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Laver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 13 | |||