1927 VFL Round 14: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1927 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1927 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, T. Fitzmaurice, L. Hagger, S. Hall, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, C. McDiarmid, C. Mulroyan, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams

North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), C. Cameron, F. Donnellan, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lovett, A. Lowe, B. McCabe, B. McDowell, J. O'Sullivan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, B. Stevens, D. Walsh, D. Watson

Geelong (17.21.123) defeated North Melbourne (3.11.29).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), T. Stevenson (3), T. Baker (2), J. Chambers (2), A. Rayson (2), C. McDiarmid
North Melbourne: C. Healy, H. Johnston, J. Lovett

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.21.123 - 3.11.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 7 . 12 9 . 15 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
North Melbourne 1 . 4 1 . 5 2 . 9 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Margin GEEL by 4 GEEL by 43 GEEL by 48 GEEL by 94 GEEL by 94
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Syd Barker (North Melbourne)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 4 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 McDiarmid, Cleve ? ? 1 ?
22 Mulroyan, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 21

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 1 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McDowell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Stevens, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 11

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