1929 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1929 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 15 of the 1929 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain. Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, H. Edmonds, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams

Collingwood (13.9.87) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), G. Clayden (2), H. Collier (2), H. Edmonds (2), G. Gibbs, B. Makeham, L. Murphy
Geelong: R. Lancaster (2), T. Baker, J. Collins, J. Evans, T. Llewellyn, J. Plunkett, 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: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 13.9.87 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 1 3 . 5 8 . 8 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Geelong 1 . 6 6 . 8 7 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin COLL by 1 GEEL by 21 COLL by 6 COLL by 27 COLL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Harry Chesswas (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 2 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
14 Gibbs, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
17 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
18 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 2 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

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