1927 VFL Round 15: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1927 between Carlton and Geelong during round 15 of the 1927 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Horrie Clover captained the hosts. Cliff Rankin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Horrie Clover and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), V. Arthur, M. Beasy, T. Brewis, H. Carter, N. Collins, M. Connell, T. Downs, A. Duncan, F. Gilby, G. Gough, F. Irwin, L. Johnson, J. Kelly, C. McSwain, F. Seymour, H. Vallence, J. Watson

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

Carlton (10.6.66) were defeated by Geelong (13.20.98).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Gough (4), H. Clover (3), H. Carter, C. McSwain, H. Vallence
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), T. Baker (2), J. Chambers (2), P. Hardiman, C. McDiarmid

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 August 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 10.6.66 - 13.20.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 0 6 . 0 9 . 5 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Geelong 4 . 2 8 . 11 11 . 12 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Margin CARL by 4 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Cliff Rankin (Geelong)
Captains: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Cliff Rankin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 1 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 3 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 4 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
27 Seymour, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 1 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 6

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 4 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 McDiarmid, Cleve ? ? 1 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 20

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