1930 VFL Grand Final: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 11 October 1930 between Geelong and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1930 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG. Arthur Coghlan captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Bob Rush.

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, F. Keppel, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Aldag, B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, H. Rumney

Geelong (9.16.70) were defeated by Collingwood (14.16.100).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Troughton (3), T. Llewellyn (2), L. Hardiman, B. Kuhlken, A. Rayson, J. Williams
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), B. Makeham (2), J. Beveridge, H. Collier, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, L. Murphy

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 11 October 1930
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 45,022

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.16.70 - 14.16.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 5 6 . 10 6 . 11 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Collingwood 3 . 2 3 . 7 11 . 13 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Margin COLL by 3 GEEL by 21 COLL by 32 COLL by 30 COLL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Bob Rush (Collingwood)
Captains: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott
Goal Umpire: T. Phillips, B. Streckfuss, D. Wheeler
Boundary Umpire: G. Batt, J. Fitt

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 2 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 16

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Aldag, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
5 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
28 Froude, Fred ? ? 1 ?
18 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 2 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 16

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