1928 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1928 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 12 of the 1928 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. Tom Fitzmaurice captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.

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, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, B. Muir, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney

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

Collingwood (9.13.67) were defeated by Geelong (12.6.78).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), G. Clayden (2), F. Murphy (2), J. Beveridge, A. Collier
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), T. Baker (3), T. Fitzmaurice (2), J. Chambers, G. Jerram, A. Rayson

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 July 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Geelong
Score: 9.13.67 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 2 6 . 6 8 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Geelong 3 . 0 5 . 3 9 . 5 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin COLL by 8 COLL by 9 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Ernie Wilson (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Alley

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 2 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 1 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
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 ?
30 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 3 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) ? ? 2 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 1 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 6

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