1926 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1926 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1926 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Donald Don captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Mel Morris.
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
Richmond
D. Don (capt.), A. Anderson, C. Anderson, P. Bentley, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, D. Hayes, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, G. Waterhouse
Geelong (19.16.130) defeated Richmond (8.18.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (4), E. Fleming (2), G. Jerram (2), T. Stevenson (2), B. Taylor (2), J. Chambers, S. Hall, F. Mockridge
Richmond: D. Lynch (3), G. Robinson (2), L. Gallagher, J. Titus, G. Waterhouse
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Margin | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 62 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 64 | GEEL by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Mel Morris
(Richmond)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Donald Don
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Laver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 19 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Anderson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Waterhouse, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 18 | |||