1927 VFL Round 11: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1927 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1927 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, R. Lucas, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), A. Barlow, B. Berryman, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, H. Clarke, R. Fairley, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, J. Petchell, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan, L. Woodfield

Geelong (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, A. Rayson
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (6), A. Barlow, M. Brown, C. Nicholls

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 13,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 4 . 4 9 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
South Melbourne 2 . 6 3 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin SMLB by 17 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 4 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Lucas, Rod ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 1 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
33 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Fairley, Rolland ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 6 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

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