1927 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 3 of the 1927 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
North Melbourne
S. Barker (capt.), F. Coulsell, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lovett, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, F. Metcalf, C. Nolan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, D. Walsh
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Mockridge, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
North Melbourne (8.5.53) were defeated by Geelong (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Healy (2), F. Metcalf (2), H. Johnston, J. Lewis, A. Lowe, M. Pitchford
Geelong: G. Todd (3), J. Warren (2), T. Baker, D. Ferguson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
8.5.53 - 7.13.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(North Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(North Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Goal Umpire:
R. Treloar
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Coulsell, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Healy, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Johnston, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Linton, Curly | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lock, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lovett, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lowe, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Nolan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Pitchford, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||