1915 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1915 between Carlton and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1915 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at MCG. Alf Baud captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors with Paddy Rowan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Carlton
A. Baud (capt.), T. Brown, H. Burleigh, G. Challis, P. Daykin, C. Fisher, V. Gardiner, G. Green, C. Hammond, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, J. Morris, P. O'Brien, B. Robinson, A. Sharp, V. Valentine

Collingwood
D. Minogue (capt.), P. Rowan (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, T. Clancy, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, D. Lee, J. McHale, S. Mortimer, A. Mutch, P. Reynolds, T. Rowell, J. Sadler, M. Seddon, P. Wilson

Carlton (11.12.78) defeated Collingwood (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Burleigh (4), V. Gardiner (3), C. Hammond (2), P. Daykin, G. Green
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), G. Dobrigh, L. Hughes, M. Seddon

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 18 September 1915
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,343

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Collingwood
Score: 11.12.78 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 5 6 . 6 6 . 8 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Collingwood 3 . 0 4 . 2 5 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin COLL by 1 CARL by 16 CARL by 5 CARL by 33 CARL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Clark (Carlton), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Alf Baud (Carlton), Dan Minogue (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Paddy Rowan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: C. Bell, J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baud, Alf (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Burleigh, Herb ? ? 4 ?
12 Challis, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 3 ?
17 Green, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
16 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
20 Morris, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
24 Robinson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharp, Athol ? ? 0 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
2 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 1 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
12 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 3 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mortimer, Sam ? ? 0 ?
14 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
21 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
19 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Seddon, Mal ? ? 1 ?
25 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 9

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