1913 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1913 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1913 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Alf George captained the hosts. Jock McHale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, C. Armstrong, L. Brady, J. Bristow, D. Chapman, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, P. Hosking, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, M. Maguire, N. McDougall, B. McKenzie, A. Millhouse, B. Monk, J. Pearce, H. Tomkins

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), G. Anderson, F. Fielding, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, G. Goodall, R. Gray, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, J. Lowe, D. Minogue, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, M. Seddon, J. Shorten, P. Wilson

Melbourne (5.7.37) were defeated by Collingwood (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Maguire (3), B. Allen, A. George
Collingwood: P. Gilchrist (2), D. Minogue (2), P. Gibb, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, M. Seddon

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 26 April 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,974

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 5.7.37 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 6 3 . 6 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Collingwood 2 . 5 5 . 8 5 . 12 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin COLL by 8 COLL by 20 COLL by 18 COLL by 23 COLL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Alf George (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Lecher
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: H. Goding, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Brady, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Bristow, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, Doug ? ? 0 ?
12 Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 George, Alf (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Hosking, Phil ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
32 Lugton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Maguire, Mick ? ? 3 ?
7 McDougall, Norm ? ? 0 ?
4 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Millhouse, Algy ? ? 0 ?
5 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
17 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Fielding, Fred ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Percy ? ? 1 ?
7 Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
11 Goodall, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Gray, Roy ? ? 0 ?
8 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
14 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
15 Lowe, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 McHale, Jock (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Minogue, Dan ? ? 2 ?
23 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Seddon, Mal ? ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Wilson, Percy ? ? 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