1920 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1920 between Carlton and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1920 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at 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
P. O'Brien (capt.), M. Beasy, E. Bickford, B. Boromeo, C. Canet, E. Carter, N. Chandler, H. Clover, P. Daykin, C. Fisher, J. Greenhill, R. Hiskins, F. Johnson, F. Martin, C. McKenzie, S. McLatchie, W. Raleigh, D. Wittmann

Collingwood
E. Lumsden (capt.), C. Brown, G. Coventry, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Seddon, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, E. Wilson, P. Wilson

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

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Clover (3), C. Fisher (2), P. Daykin, S. McLatchie, D. Wittmann
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), P. Wilson (3), E. Lumsden (2), C. Laxton, C. Pannam

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: 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

Coaches: Norm Clark (Carlton), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Paddy O'Brien (Carlton), Ernie Lumsden (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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