1927 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1927 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 1 of the 1927 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, B. Muir, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, T. Rowlands, H. Rumney, B. Sneazwell, L. Wescott
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, K. Leahy, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Collingwood (16.11.107) defeated Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), H. Collier (4), H. Rumney (2), B. Libbis, F. Murphy
Geelong: L. Hagger (5), C. Rankin (3), E. Fleming (2), A. Rayson, J. Williams
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.11.107 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | COLL by 29 | GEEL by 1 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Muir, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rowlands, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Sneazwell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 12 | |||