1928 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1928 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1928 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval.
Tom Fitzmaurice captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Geelong
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, J. Roach, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Beasley, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney
Geelong (8.12.60) were defeated by Collingwood (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Plunkett (2), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, A. Rayson, T. Stevenson, J. Warren
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), G. Beasley, H. Collier, H. Rumney
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.12.60 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 17 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Plunkett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Roach, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||