1928 Grand Final: Collingwood v Richmond

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 1928
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 50,026
Capacity: unknown

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 13.18.96 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 11 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Richmond 0 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin COL by 13 COL by 21 COL by 16 COL by 33 COL by 33
Duration 30:16 32:00 29:52 30:31 2:02:39

Honour Roll

Coach(es): Jock McHale (Collingwood), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captain(s): Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Donald Don (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire(s): Jack McMurray
Goal Umpire(s): William Craddock, Mick Madden
Boundary Umpire(s): Walter Johnston, Conrad Nicholson
Umpire Replacement(s): No known replacements

Player Statistics (Basic)

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Andrew, Bruce WR ? 0 0
1 Beveridge, Jack C ? 0 1
9 Chesswas, Harry HFFR ? 0 2
6 Clayden, George CHB ? 0 1
4 Collier, Albert HBFL ? 0 0
5 Collier, Harry FPL ? 0 5
7 Coventry, Gordon FF ? 9 4
8 Coventry, Syd RU ? 0 0
10 Dibbs, Charlie FB ? 0 0
12 Harris, John HFFL ? 1 1
14 Lauder, Albert BPR ? 0 0
13 Libbis, Billy RO ? 0 0
16 MacLeod, Norm WL ? 0 0
19 Makeham, Bob HBFR ? 1 1
18 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 0 3
17 Murphy, Len RU ? 2 0
21 Rowe, Percy FPR ? 0 0
22 Rumney, Harold BPL ? 0 0
Rushed 0
Total 13 18

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack HFFR ? 0 1
7 Bisset, Jack BPL ? 0 0
17 Don, Donald FB ? 0 0
33 Empey, Ralph FPL ? 2 0
10 Fincher, Jack RO ? 0 1
11 Foster, Bert CHB ? 0 0
23 Gallagher, Les C ? 0 0
31 Goding, Fred FPR ? 1 0
2 Harris, Don BPR ? 0 0
6 Judkins, Stan WL ? 0 0
16 Lilburne, Dooley RU ? 0 1
9 McCormack, Basil HBFR ? 0 0
13 Murdoch, Joe HBFL ? 0 0
18 O'Halloran, Tom RU ? 2 4
32 Rudolph, George CHF ? 0 0
12 Titus, Jack FF ? 2 2
22 Watson, Carl WR ? 0 0
7 Weidner, Harry HFFL ? 2 0
Rushed 0
Total 9 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CP: Contested Posessions, UP: Uncontested Posessions, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s, MF: Marks Inside 50, RB: Running Bounces, OP: One-Percenters, GA: Goal Assists

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 J. Bisset 17 D. Don (c) 2 D. Harris 8 S. Coventry (c)

21 P. Rowe 7 G. Coventry 5 H. Collier 17 L. Murphy

FORWARD 13 B. Libbis

HALF-BACK



13 J. Murdoch 11 B. Foster 9 B. McCormack



9 H. Chesswas 18 F. Murphy 12 J. Harris



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



6 S. Judkins 23 L. Gallagher 22 C. Watson



27 B. Andrew 1 J. Beveridge 16 N. MacLeod FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 16 D. Lilburne

HALF-FORWARD 18 T. O'Halloran

7 H. Weidner 32 G. Rudolph 14 J. Baggott 10 J. Fincher

19 B. Makeham 6 G. Clayden 4 A. Collier



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



33 R. Empey 12 J. Titus 31 F. Goding



14 A. Lauder 10 C. Dibbs 22 H. Rumney



BACK



Richmond Coach: Frank Hughes

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 COL Harry Chesswas behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 ??:??
COL Frank Murphy behind 0.2.2 - 0.0.0 ??:??
RIC Jack Titus behind 0.2.2 - 0.1.1 ??:??
COL Len Murphy goal 1.2.8 - 0.1.1 ??:??
RIC Tom O'Halloran behind 1.2.8 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry behind 1.3.9 - 0.2.2 ??:??
RIC Jack Titus behind 1.3.9 - 0.3.3 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 2.3.15 - 0.3.3 ??:??
COL George Clayden behind 2.4.16 - 0.3.3 ??:??
Q2 unknown behind 2.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 2.5.17 - 0.4.4 ??:??
COL unknown behind 2.6.18 - 0.4.4 ??:??
COL unknown behind 2.7.19 - 0.4.4 ??:??
RIC Tom O'Halloran goal 2.7.19 - 1.4.10 ??:??
RIC Harry Weidner goal 2.7.19 - 2.4.16 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 3.7.25 - 2.4.16 ??:??
RIC Jack Titus goal 3.7.25 - 3.4.22 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 4.7.31 - 3.4.22 ??:??
COL John Harris goal 5.7.37 - 3.4.22 ??:??
RIC Tom O'Halloran behind 5.7.37 - 3.5.23 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 6.7.43 - 3.5.23 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 7.7.49 - 3.5.23 ??:??
7.?.? - ?.5.? ??:??
7.8.50 - 4.5.29 ??:??
Q3 RIC Tom O'Halloran behind 7.8.50 - 4.6.30 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry behind 7.9.51 - 4.6.30 ??:??
RIC Jack Titus goal 7.9.51 - 5.6.36 ??:??
COL Len Murphy goal 8.9.57 - 5.6.36 ??:??
COL Harry Collier behind 8.10.58 - 5.6.36 ??:??
RIC unknown behind 8.10.58 - 5.7.37 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 9.10.64 - 5.7.37 ??:??
RIC Ralph Empey goal 9.10.64 - 6.7.43 ??:??
RIC Ralph Empey goal 9.10.64 - 7.7.49 ??:??
COL unknown behind 9.11.65 - 7.7.49 ??:??
Q4 COL Bob Makeham goal 10.11.71 - 7.7.49 ??:??
RIC Tom O'Halloran goal 10.11.71 - 8.7.55 ??:??
RIC Tom O'Halloran behind 10.11.71 - 8.8.56 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 11.11.77 - 8.8.56 ??:??
RIC Dooley Lilburne behind 11.11.77 - 8.9.57 ??:??
COL unknown behind 11.12.78 - 8.9.57 ??:??
RIC Harry Weidner goal 11.12.78 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 11.13.79 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 11.14.80 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 11.15.81 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 12.15.87 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 12.16.88 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 12.17.89 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL unknown behind 12.18.90 - 9.9.63 ??:??
COL Gordon Coventry goal 13.18.96 - 9.9.63 ??:??