1926 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1926 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1926 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, J. Jones, K. Leahy, B. Mills, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, B. Taylor, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, V. Truman, L. Wood
Geelong (15.14.104) defeated Fitzroy (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (5), C. Rankin (3), B. Taylor (3), A. Rayson (2), J. Jones, J. Warren
Fitzroy: J. Cashman (2), A. Batchelor, N. Cockram, A. Dickens, J. Moriarty
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 56 | GEEL by 55 | GEEL by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Mills, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Costigan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gordon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Truman, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wood, Lockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||