1927 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1927 between Collingwood and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1927 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
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
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Collingwood (16.18.114) defeated Geelong (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), H. Collier (4), F. Murphy (2), J. Harris, B. Libbis, P. Rowe
Geelong: C. Rankin (2), T. Baker, J. Chambers, S. Hall, G. Jerram, G. Todd
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1927
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
40,595
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.18.114 - 7.6.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | COLL by 30 | COLL by 56 | COLL by 77 | COLL by 66 | COLL by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 18 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||