1927 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1927 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1927 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Clarrie Lethlean captained the visitors with Jim McCashney as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, N. Brushfield, A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, G. Jerram, K. Leahy, R. Lucas, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, G. Arnott, S. Stewart
Half-back: J. Pickford, B. Hammond, C. Sherer
Centre: J. McCashney (vice-capt.), R. Black, F. Barker
Half-forward: J. Gill, R. Naylor, C. Lonsdale
Forward: B. Sellers, B. Hyde, E. Utting
Follower: C. Lethlean (capt.), F. Thomas, T. Pool

Geelong (22.23.155) defeated Hawthorn (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Baker (7), L. Hagger (3), S. Hall (3), J. Warren (3), N. Brushfield (2), C. Rankin (2), A. Rayson (2)
Hawthorn: J. Gill (2), B. Hyde (2), C. Lethlean, T. Pool, F. Thomas, E. Utting

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 8,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 22.23.155 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 8 . 12 13 . 14 22 . 23 22 . 23 (155)
Hawthorn 5 . 4 5 . 4 8 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin HWTH by 14 GEEL by 26 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 99 GEEL by 99
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Hawthorn)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Clarrie Lethlean (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Jim McCashney (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 7 ?
7 Brushfield, Nick ? ? 2 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 3 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Leahy, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Lucas, Rod ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 3 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 22 23

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Arnott, George FB ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Fred WR ? 0 ?
11 Black, Ron C ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack HFFL ? 2 ?
21 Hammond, Bob CHB ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 2 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie (c) RU ? 1 ?
29 Lonsdale, Clarrie HFFR ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim (vc) WL ? 0 ?
31 Naylor, Reg CHF ? 0 ?
15 Pickford, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
25 Sellers, Bob FPL ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
24 Thomas, Frank RU ? 1 ?
12 Utting, Ernie FPR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Cliff Rankin
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
23 P. Keary 5 G. Arnott 9 S. Stewart













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 J. Pickford 21 B. Hammond 27 C. Sherer













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 J. McCashney (vc) 11 R. Black 1 F. Barker









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 16 C. Lethlean (c)

HALF-FORWARD 24 F. Thomas

14 J. Gill 31 R. Naylor 29 C. Lonsdale 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 B. Sellers 20 B. Hyde 12 E. Utting













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue