1927 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1927 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1927 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
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
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. McConville, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Geelong (13.8.86) defeated Melbourne (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), J. Chambers (3), C. Rankin (3), T. Baker, G. Jerram, A. Rayson
Melbourne: S. Wittman (3), H. Moyes (2), B. Chadwick, C. Deane, T. McConville, D. Mollison
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
17,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDiarmid, Cleve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||