1930 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 4 October 1930 between Collingwood and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1930 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Frank Murphy 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.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, L. Bird, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, F. Froude, G. Gibbs, F. Kelly, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, H. Rumney

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

Collingwood (9.11.65) were defeated by Geelong (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), F. Murphy (3), L. Bird, G. Gibbs, B. Makeham
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (3), L. Hardiman (2), T. Llewellyn (2), B. Troughton (2), T. Baker, J. Evans, A. Rayson

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 4 October 1930
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,495

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Geelong
Score: 9.11.65 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 1 3 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Geelong 4 . 7 8 . 12 9 . 14 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 37 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 26 GEEL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Bird, Leo ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Gibbs, George ? ? 1 ?
17 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 3 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 11

Geelong

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

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