1928 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1928 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1928 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Corio Oval. Bert Sutton captained the visitors with Bob Sellers as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.

Geelong
T. Baker, A. Carroll, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, F. Mockridge, J. Money, C. Rankin, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: R. Fairley, W. Woolf, B. McComb
Half-back: C. Answerth, J. Sharpley, H. Mort
Centre: B. Brown, B. Sutton (capt.), A. Leitch
Half-forward: C. Sherer, B. Hyde, D. Logan
Forward: T. Pool, S. Petrie, L. Hughson
Follower: R. Goullet, B. Sellers (vice-capt.), R. Tasker

Geelong (15.21.111) defeated Hawthorn (3.9.27).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Fleming (4), C. Rankin (4), A. Rayson (4), A. Carroll, J. Chambers, G. Jerram
Hawthorn: R. Goullet, S. Petrie, B. Sellers

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Monday 4 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.21.111 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 6 7 . 11 13 . 15 15 . 21 15 . 21 (111)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 5 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin GEEL by 23 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 70 GEEL by 84 GEEL by 84
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bob Sellers (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Brandon

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Carroll, Andy ? ? 1 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 4 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 1 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Money, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Answerth, Clarrie HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Brown, Bill WL ? 0 ?
25 Fairley, Rolland BPL ? 0 ?
16 Goullet, Ralph RU ? 1 ?
24 Hughson, Les FPR ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert CHF ? 0 ?
2 Leitch, Archie WR ? 0 ?
3 Logan, Dick HFFR ? 0 ?
34 McComb, Bert BPR ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Harry HBFR ? 0 ?
28 Petrie, Stan FF ? 1 ?
19 Pool, Ted FPL ? 0 ?
8 Sellers, Bob (vc) RU ? 1 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie HFFL ? 0 ?
1 Sutton, Bert (c) C ? 0 ?
29 Tasker, Roly RO ? 0 ?
22 Woolf, Willie FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 9

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

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Tom Fitzmaurice
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
25 R. Fairley 22 W. Woolf 34 B. McComb













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 C. Answerth 4 J. Sharpley 14 H. Mort













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 B. Brown 1 B. Sutton (c) 2 A. Leitch









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 16 R. Goullet

HALF-FORWARD 8 B. Sellers (vc)

27 C. Sherer 20 B. Hyde 3 D. Logan 29 R. Tasker











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



19 T. Pool 28 S. Petrie 24 L. Hughson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Sutton