1927 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1927 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1927 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, T. McConville, H. Moyes, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Mockridge, C. Mulroyan, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Melbourne (7.16.58) were defeated by Geelong (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (2), H. Moyes (2), J. Davidson, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), C. Rankin (3), A. Rayson (2), J. Warren (2), J. Chambers, G. Jerram
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,320
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | level | MELB by 4 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mulroyan, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||