1927 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1927 between Geelong and Footscray during round 2 of the 1927 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, A. Comben, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Mockridge, L. Smith, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), G. Anthony, H. Baker, F. Bult, L. Chapple, J. Croft, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, A. Malberg, N. McDonald, H. Neill, A. Outen, C. Rowe, F. Ulbrick, S. Whight
Geelong (14.20.104) defeated Footscray (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), T. Baker (3), E. Fleming (2), J. Chambers, G. Jerram, C. Rankin, J. Warren, J. Williams
Footscray: L. Chapple (2), A. Hopkins (2), N. McDonald (2), H. Baker, J. Croft
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
15,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 60 | GEEL by 44 | GEEL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Comben, Aubrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 20 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Malberg, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ulbrick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Whight, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||