1927 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1927 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1927 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Len Wigraft captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, B. Donald, E. Elliott, G. Hellwig, G. McCracken, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, C. Toovey, B. White, F. Williams, L. Wood
Geelong (12.15.87) defeated Fitzroy (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), E. Fleming (2), A. Rayson (2), T. Baker
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), J. Millen (2), B. White (2), J. Cashman, C. Chapman, G. McCracken
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bols, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Donald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Toovey, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | White, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wood, Lockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 8 | |||