1926 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1926 between Geelong and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1926 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, J. Jones, K. Leahy, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, B. Taylor, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, C. Gomez, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, T. Shorten, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, R. Watt
Geelong (10.10.70) were defeated by Essendon (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Chambers (2), J. Jones (2), C. Rankin (2), A. Rayson (2), T. Fitzmaurice, T. Stevenson
Essendon: J. Vosti (5), N. Beckton (4), F. Maher (3), J. Garden (2), J. Hammond, T. Shorten, R. Watt
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1926
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,662
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Taylor, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Shorten, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 15 | |||