1927 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1927 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1927 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, R. Lucas, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Geelong (7.7.49) were defeated by Collingwood (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (2), A. Rayson (2), T. Baker, J. Chambers, E. Greeves
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Collier, B. Libbis, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
21,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.7.49 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | COLL by 7 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||