1920 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1920 between Carlton and Collingwood in the final of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Paddy O'Brien captained the hosts. In the absence of Dick Lee, vice-captain Ernie Lumsden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Carlton (8.11.59) were defeated by Collingwood (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Final (Preliminary Final)
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 25 September 1920
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 58,255

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Collingwood
Score: 8.11.59 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 4 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Collingwood 5 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 10 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin COLL by 27 COLL by 33 COLL by 45 COLL by 24 COLL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Paddy O'Brien
Coach: Norm Clark

Collingwood

Captain: Ernie Lumsden (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
31 Bickford, Edric ? ? 0 ?
27 Boromeo, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Carter, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
8 Chandler, Newton ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 1 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
29 Greenhill, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 McKenzie, Croft ? ? 0 ?
21 McLatchie, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Raleigh, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 Wittmann, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie (ac) ? ? 2 ?
16 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
17 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
27 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
17 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 11

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